Development of dysplastic mucinous epithelium from endometriosis of the appendix

Histopathology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 368-372

  Mai, K T ^a,b   Burns, B F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appendix; Dysplasia; Endometriosis; Metaplasia; Mucinous epithelium

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; PANETH CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; APPENDIX; CECAL DISEASES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METAPLASIA; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN;

POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 0032710710     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1999.00732.x     Document Type: Article

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