Neuroendocrine differentiation in ovarian mucinous tumors

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 70-74

  Jiang, Changxin ^a   Tan, Yubin ^a   Li, Enhong ^a   Zhang, Dawei ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemical histochemical double staining techniques; Intermediate cell; Ovarian mucinous tumor

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN; CHROMOGRANIN A; SEROTONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMISTRY; COLLOID CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSECRETION; OVARY TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN;

ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMOGRANIN A; CHROMOGRANINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PERIODIC ACID-SCHIFF REACTION; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0033992894     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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