Endocrine cell distribution and expression of tissue-associated antigens in human female paraurethral duct: Possible clue to the origin of urethral diverticular cancer

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 10-15

  Ogihara, Sigemasa ^a   Kato, Haruaki ^a  

^a Komoro Kosei General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Endocrine cell; Immunohistochemistry; Paraurethral duct; Urethra.

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE PROSTATE ISOENZYME; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; TISSUE ANTIGEN; TUMOR ANTIGEN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CARCINOGENESIS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLOID CARCINOMA; COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYOLOGY; ENDOCRINE CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; URETHRA CANCER; URETHRA DIVERTICULUM; UROGENITAL SINUS;

ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; DIVERTICULUM; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; URETHRA; URETHRAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034018862     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2000.00125.x     Document Type: Article

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