Carcinosarcoma of the uterus with extensive neuroectodermal differentiation

Histopathology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 565-570

  Fukunaga, M ^a   Nomura, K ^a   Endo, Y ^a   Ushigome, S ^a   Aizawa, S ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

carcinosarcoma; malignant mixed mullerian tumour; primitive neuroectodermal tumour; uterus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARCINOSARCOMA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS CANCER;

POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 0030475595     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1996.d01-532.x     Document Type: Article

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