Differential expression of transthyretin in papillary tumors of the endolymphatic sac and choroid plexus

Laryngoscope

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 216-221

  Megerian, Cliff A ^a,b   Pilch, Ben Z ^b,c   Bhan, Atul K ^c   McKenna, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Choroid plexus papillomas; Cytokeratin; Endolymphatic sac tumors; S 100 protein; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; PREALBUMIN; PROTEIN S 100;

ARTICLE; CHOROID PLEXUS PAPILLOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOLYMPHATIC SAC; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNER EAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOMA; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BONE NEOPLASMS; CHOROID PLEXUS NEOPLASMS; ENDOLYMPHATIC SAC; GLIOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PAPILLOMA; PREALBUMIN; VESTIBULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0031053470     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199702000-00014     Document Type: Article

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