Inhibin immunohistochemistry applied to ovarian neoplasms: A novel, effective, diagnostic tool

Human Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1247-1254

  Costa, Michael J ^a   Ames, Peter F ^b   Walls, Judy ^b   Roth, Lawrence M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Androblastomas; Fibromas; Granulosa cell tumors; Sertoli Leydig cell tumors; Sertoli stromal cell tumors; Sex cord stromal tumors; Thecomas

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANDROBLASTOMA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROMA; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY TUMOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX CORD TUMOR; THECOMA; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 0030832757     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(97)90197-0     Document Type: Article

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