Pericardial myolipoma: A tumour presenting as a mediastinal mass and containing oestrogen receptors

Histopathology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 184-186

  Ben Izhak, O ^a   Elmalach, I ^b   Kerner, H ^a,c   Best, L A L ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Carmel Medical Centre   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Mediastinum; Myolipoma; Oestrogen receptors; Pericardium

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPOMA; MEDIASTINUM MASS; MYOMA; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029833366     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1996.d01-504.x     Document Type: Article

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