Granulosa cell tumor of the ovary. Immunohistochemical evidence of low proliferative activity and virtual absence of mutation of the p53 tumor-suppressor gene

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-138

  Horny, Hans Peter ^a   Marx, Lore ^b   Kröber, Stefan ^b   Lüttges, Jutta ^b   Kaiserling, Edwin ^b   Dietl, Johannes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Granulosa cell tumor; Ovary immunohistochemistry; p53 protein

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ANTIBODY; INHIBIN A; KI 67 ANTIGEN; MARKER; PROTEIN P53; TUMOR PROTEIN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

ACTINS; AGED; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; GENES, P53; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBINS; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MACROPHAGES; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MUTATION; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0033063627     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000010077     Document Type: Article

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