Expression of maspin in pancreatic neoplasms: Application of maspin immunohistochemistry to the differential diagnosis

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 62-66

  Young, Lyun Oh ^a   Song, Sang Yong ^a   Ahn, Geunghwan ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Maspin; Pancreatic neoplasm

Indexed keywords

MASPIN; PARAFFIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ACINAR CELL CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINE TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TUMOR VOLUME;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GENES, TUMOR SUPPRESSOR; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PROTEINS; SERPINS;

EID: 0036180148     PISSN: 10623345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00022744-200203000-00011     Document Type: Article

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