Poorly differentiated desmin-negative and vimentin-positive leiomyosarcoma of the stomach examined by the immunohistochemical and quick-freezing and deep-etching methods

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 432, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 377-383

  Hemmi, Akihiro ^a   Komiyama, Akira ^a   Ohno, Shinichi ^a   Fujii, Yasuhisa ^a   Katoh, Ryohei ^a   Yokoyama, Akira ^a   Kawaoi, Akira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deep etching; Immunohistochemistry; Leiomyosarcoma; Quick freezing; Stomach

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; DESMIN; MYOSIN; VIMENTIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ORGANELLE; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FREEZE ETCHING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MITOCHONDRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

ACTINS; ADULT; DESMIN; FEMALE; FREEZE ETCHING; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0031939141     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004280050181     Document Type: Article

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