Combined small cell carcinoma and clear cell carcinoma of the gallbladder: Report of a case and review of the literature

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 198, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 821-824

  Piana, Simonetta ^a   Cavazza, Alberto ^a   Corrado, Stefania ^b   Putrino, Innocenza ^a   Gardini, Giorgio ^a  

^a S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromogranin; Clear cell carcinoma; Gallbladder; Small cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHROMOGRANIN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER CARCINOMA; GALLSTONE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROVASCULATURE; PUBLICATION; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0036997092     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0344-0338-00341     Document Type: Article

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