Value of thrombomodulin immunostaining in the diagnosis of mesothelioma

Histopathology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-30

  Ordonez N G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Lung adenocarcinoma; Mesothelioma; Thrombomodulin

Indexed keywords

THROMBOMODULIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030737726     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1997.6020829.x     Document Type: Article

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