Differential diagnosis of pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 407-415

  McNicol, Anne Marie ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenal medullary hyperplasia; Immunohistochemistry; Malignant; Paraganglioma; Parasympathetic; Pheochromocytoma; Sympathetic

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOTROPIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADRENAL MEDULLA TUMOR; ARTICLE; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CELL STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOMA; MESENCHYMOMA; PARAGANGLIOMA; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL MEDULLA; CATECHOLAMINES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; PARAGANGLIOMA; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035731004     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/EP:12:4:407     Document Type: Article

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