Placental site trophoblastic tumor: Human placental lactogen and pregnancy-associated major basic protein as immunohistologic markers

Human Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 280-288

  Rhoton Vlasak, Alice ^b   Wagner, Jill M ^b   Rutgers, Joanne L ^b   Baergen, Rebecca N ^b   Young, Robert H ^b   Roche, Patrick C ^b   Plummer, Timothy B ^b   Gleich, Gerald J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Exaggerated placental site; Human placental lactogen; Major basic protein; Placental site trophoblastic tumor

Indexed keywords

HUMAN PLACENTA LACTOGEN; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR;

EID: 0031892675     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(98)90048-X     Document Type: Article

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