Spindle cell squamous carcinoma of the esophagus: Analysis of ploidy and tumor proliferative activity in a series of 13 cases

Human Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 863-868

  Lauwers, Gregory Y ^a   Grant, Lawrence D ^b   Scott, Gregory V ^b   Carr, Norman J ^b   Sobin, Leslie H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carcinosarcoma; Esophagus; Ki 67; Ploidy; Spindle cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY KI 67;

ADULT; AGED; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE CYTOMETRY; MALE; PLOIDY; SPINDLE CELL CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0031928146     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(98)90458-0     Document Type: Article

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