Is potential to produce inhibins related to prognosis in ovarian granulosa cell tumors?

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 187-189

  Ala Fossi, S L ^b   Aine, R ^b   Punnonen, R ^b   Mäenpää, Juhani ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Inhibins; Ovarian granulosa cell tumor; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN A;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARY TUMOR; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBINS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034057148     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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