Prognostic relevance of intracytoplasmic cytokeratin pattern, hormone expression profile, and cell proliferation in pituitary adenomas of akromegalic patients

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 163-171

  Mazal, P R ^a   Czech, T ^a   Sedivy, R ^a   Aichholzer, M ^a   Wanschitz, J ^a   Klupp, N ^a   Budka, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Akromegaly; Immunohistochemistry; Pituitary adenoma; Proliferative activity

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY KI 67; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL; TUMOR CELL;

ACROMEGALY; ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIVISION; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0034947312     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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