Sarcomatoid carcinomas of the lung: A clinicopathologic review

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 40-53

  Wick, Mark R ^a   Ritter, Jon H ^a   Humphrey, Peter A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinosarcomas; Electron microscopy; Immunohistology; Lung neoplasms; Sarcomas

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; KERATIN;

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARCINOSARCOMA; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; LUNG BLASTOMA; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG TUMOR; PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMA;

EID: 0031007354     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/108.1.40     Document Type: Article

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