Myxoid neoplasms of the adrenal cortex: A rare histologic variant

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 396-401

  Brown, Felix M ^b   Gaffey, Thomas A ^a   Wold, Lester E ^a   Lloyd, Ricardo V ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex; Adrenocortical adenoma; Adrenocortical carcinoma; Inhibin; Myxoid; Synaptophysin

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; CARMINIC ACID; INHIBIN; KERATIN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; VIMENTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ADRENOCORTICAL ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0034101711     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200003000-00008     Document Type: Article

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