Is anti-h-caldesmon useful for distinguishing smooth muscle and myofibroblastic tumors? An Immunohistochemical Study

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 746-753

  Ceballos, K M ^a   Nielsen, G P ^a   Selig, M K ^a   O'Connell, J X ^a  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

h Caldesmon; Immunohistochemistry; Myofibroblast; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; CALDESMON; DESMIN;

ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE TUMOR; MYOFIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPINDLE CELL CARCINOMA;

ACTINS; CALMODULIN-BINDING PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DESMIN; FASCIITIS; HISTIOCYTOMA, BENIGN FIBROUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MUSCLES; NEOPLASMS, MUSCLE TISSUE; NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS; SARCOMA, SYNOVIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034525411     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/K5JP-A9EN-UWN7-B5GG     Document Type: Article

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