Electron microscopy in tumor diagnosis: Indications for its use in the immunohistochemical era

Human Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1403-1411

  Ordóñez, Nelson G ^a   Mackay, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Immunohistochemistry; Tumor diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOMA; MESOTHELIOMA; SMALL CELL SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0031672241     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0046-8177(98)90008-9     Document Type: Article

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