Adenomatoid tumor of the adrenal gland: A clinicopathologic study of five cases and review of the literature

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 969-977

  Isotalo, Phillip A ^b   Keeney, Gary L ^b   Sebo, Thomas J ^b   Riehle, Darren L ^b   Cheville, John C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adenomatoid tumor; Adrenal gland; Immunophenotype; MIB 1

Indexed keywords

CALRETININ; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CD15 ANTIGEN; CD31 ANTIGEN; CD34 ANTIGEN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CYTOKERATIN; CYTOKERATIN 20; CYTOKERATIN 5; CYTOKERATIN 6; CYTOKERATIN 7; CYTOKERATIN AE1; CYTOKERATIN AE3; MOC31 PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY KI 67; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIMENTIN;

ADENOMATOID TUMOR; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; EPITHELIOID CELL; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; PLOIDY; TETRAPLOIDY; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; DNA, NEOPLASM; HUMANS; IMAGE CYTOMETRY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; PLOIDIES; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0037663756     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200307000-00012     Document Type: Article

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