Value of inhibin in the identification of granulosa cell tumors of the ovary

Human Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1387-1395

  Hildebrandt, Richard H ^b   Rouse, Robert V ^b   Longacre, Teri A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fibroma; Granulosa cell tumor; Inhibin; Sex cord stromal neoplasm; Thecoma

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SEX CORD TUMOR; THECOMA;

EID: 0031469383     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(97)90229-X     Document Type: Article

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