Epidermoid cyst of the spleen with CA19-9 or carcinoembryonic antigen productions: Report of three cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 704-708

  Higaki, Koichi ^b   Jimi, Atsuo ^a   Watanabe, Jiro ^b   Kusaba, Akiko ^b   Kojiro, Masamichi ^b  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Accessory spleen; CA19 9; Carcinoembryonic antigen; Epidermoid cyst; Spleen

Indexed keywords

CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; TUMOR MARKER;

ACCESSORY SPLEEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPIDERMOID CYST; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SPLEEN CYST; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; CA-19-9 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; EPIDERMAL CYST; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPLENIC DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031814886     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199806000-00007     Document Type: Article

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