Splenic mesothelial cysts mimicking lymphangiomas

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 334-338

  Arber, Daniel A ^a   Strickler, John G ^b   Weiss, Lawrence M ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

HBME 1; Immunohistochemistry; Lymphangioma; Mesothelial cyst; Spleen

Indexed keywords

CD31 ANTIGEN; CD34 ANTIGEN; KERATIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHANGIOMA; MALE; MESOTHELIUM CELL; SPLEEN TUMOR;

ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; COLLAGEN; CYSTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; KERATINS; LYMPHANGIOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPLENIC DISEASES; SPLENIC NEOPLASMS; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0030939566     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199703000-00010     Document Type: Article

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