Gastric metastasis of mammary signet ring cell carcinoma - A differential diagnosis with primary gastric signet ring cell carcinoma

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 256-261

  Yim, Hyunee ^a   Jin, Myoon Mi ^a   Shim, Chull ^a   Park, Hee Boong ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Breast; CCDFP 15 (gross cystic disease fluid protein); Gastric metastasis; Signet ring cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

APOD PROTEIN, HUMAN; APOLIPOPROTEIN; APOLIPOPROTEIN D; CARRIER PROTEIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GLYCOPROTEIN; PIP PROTEIN, HUMAN; TUMOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SIGNET RING CARCINOMA; STOMACH TUMOR;

APOLIPOPROTEINS; APOLIPOPROTEINS D; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, SIGNET RING CELL; CARRIER PROTEINS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031156446     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1997.12.3.256     Document Type: Article

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