A gastric carcinosarcoma with neuroendocrine cell differentiation and undifferentiated spindle-shaped sarcoma component possibly progressing from the conventional tubular adenocarcinoma; An immunohistochemical and ultrastructural study

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 442, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-81

  Yamazaki, Kazuto ^a  

^a SAISEIKAI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell to cell interaction; Collision tumor; Composite tumor; Histological progression; Small cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARCINOSARCOMA; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH CARCINOMA;

EID: 0037278355     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-002-0725-7     Document Type: Article

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