Value of E-cadherin and N-cadherin immunostaining in the diagnosis of mesothelioma

Human Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 749-755

  Ordóñez, Nelson G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

E cadherin; Immunohistochemistry; Lung adenocarcinoma; Mesothelioma; N cadherin

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CELL ADHESION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIOID CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MESOTHELIOMA;

EID: 0041386199     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(03)00285-5     Document Type: Article

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