Pancreatic mucinous cystic neoplasm with sarcomatous stroma: A report of three cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 70-80

  Wenig, Bruce M ^a,c   Albores Saavedra, Jorge ^b   Buetow, Peter C ^a   Heffess, Clara S ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c Building 54 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Mucinous cystic tumors; Pancreas; Sarcomatous stroma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL MASS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYSTADENOMA; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PANCREAS CYST; STROMA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

AGED; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC CYST; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SARCOMA;

EID: 0031013424     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199701000-00008     Document Type: Article

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