Desmoplastic small round cell tumors of the paratesticular region: A report of six cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 219-225

  Cummings, Oscar W ^a,e   Ulbright, Thomas M ^a   Young, Robert H ^b   Dei Tos, Angelo P ^c   Fletcher, Christopher D M ^d   Hull, Meredith T ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Regional Hospital   (Italy)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Desmoplastic small round cell tumor; Immunohistochemistry; Paratesticular neoplasm

Indexed keywords

DESMIN; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMIS FAT; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MITOSIS RATE; STROMA CELL; TESTIS TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, CONNECTIVE TISSUE; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031045371     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199702000-00013     Document Type: Article

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