Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater

Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-91

  Kench, James G ^a   Frommer, Donald J ^b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ampulla of Vater; Carcinosarcoma; Sarcomatoid carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; CYTOKERATIN; DESMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARCINOSARCOMA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; SMALL INTESTINE CARCINOMA; VATER PAPILLA;

EID: 0030907186     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313029700169634     Document Type: Article

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