Ovarian carcinoid exhibiting double function

Pathology International

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 191-194

  Utsumi, Nanae ^a   Hayasaka, Tadashi ^a   Motoyama, Teiichi ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carcinoid; Functioning stroma; Ovary; Peptide YY; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE YY; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE MOTILITY; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR CELL;

CARCINOID TUMOR; CONSTIPATION; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PEPTIDE YY; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0037355179     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1827.2003.01454.x     Document Type: Article

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