Yolk sac tumors of the mediastinum with prominent spindle cell features: A clinicopathologic study of three cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1173-1177

  Moran, César A ^a   Suster, Saul ^b  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Germ cell tumors; Mediastinum; Spindle cell tumors; Yolk sac tumors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; SPINDLE CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

ADULT; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENDODERMAL SINUS TUMOR; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030754379     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199710000-00007     Document Type: Article

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