Hyperplastic mesothelial cells in lymph nodes: Report of six cases of a benign process that can simulate metastatic involvement by mesothelioma or carcinoma

Human Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 339-346

  Argani, Pedram ^a   Rosai, Juan ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Inclusion; Lymph node; Mesothelial cell

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; CD15 ANTIGEN; CD34 ANTIGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; KERATIN; PROTEIN S 100;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRESSLER SYNDROME; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE CELL; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MESOTHELIUM CELL; METASTASIS; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0031749647     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(98)90113-7     Document Type: Article

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