Ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor: A SRY gene-independent pathway of pseudomale gonadal differentiation

Human Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1206-1210

  Hittmair, Anton ^a   Zelger, Bettina G ^a   Obrist, Peter ^a   Dirnhofer, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Histogenesis; Ovarian stroma tumor; Progesterone receptor; Sertoli Leydig cell tumor; SRY

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRANULOSA CELL; HISTOGENESIS; HUMAN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; OVARY TUMOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERTOLI CELL TUMOR; STROMA CELL;

EID: 0030766040     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(97)90260-4     Document Type: Article

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