Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the pancreas: A case report with immunohistochemical study

Pathology International

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 453-456

  Higashi, Michiyo ^a   Takao, Sonshin ^a   Sato, Eiichi ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

MUC1 apomucin related antigens; Pancreas; Sarcomatoid carcinoma; Undifferentiated carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN; DESMIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; MYOGLOBIN; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; TUMOR MARKER; VIMENTIN;

AGED; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

AGED; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; CARCINOSARCOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033065377     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1827.1999.00877.x     Document Type: Article

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