Differential Ki67 and bcl-2 immunoexpression in solid-glandular and spindle cell components of biphasic synovial sarcoma: A double immunostaining assessment with cytokeratin and vimentin

Histopathology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 464-471

  Lopes, J M ^a   Nesland, J M ^b   Reis Filho, J S ^a   Holm, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Differentiation; Immunohistochemistry; Proliferation; Synovial sarcoma

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS INHIBITOR; CYTOKERATIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL ASSAY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOGENESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MESENCHYME CELL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SOFT TISSUE CANCER; SPINDLE CELL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; SARCOMA, SYNOVIAL; VIMENTIN;

MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 0036090912     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.2002.01371.x     Document Type: Article

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