Signet ring epithelioid stromal tumor of the small intestine

Ultrastructural Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-50

  Ferrer, M Dolores ^a   Lloreta, Josep ^a,d   Corominas, Josep M ^b   Ribalta, Teresa ^c   Iglesias, Mar ^b   Serrano, Sergi ^b  

^a INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Intestinal stromal tumors; Signet ring cells; Smooth muscle; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE TUMOR;

EID: 0033004277     PISSN: 01913123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/019131299281833     Document Type: Article

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