Detection of tumour lymphovascular space invasion using dual cytokeratin and CD31 immunohistochemistry

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 786-788

  Alexander Sefre, F ^a   Singh, N ^a   Ayhan, A ^a   Salveson, H B ^b   Wilbanks, G ^c   Jacobs, I J ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD31 ANTIGEN; CELL MARKER; CYTOKERATIN; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; PARAFFIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOVASCULAR SPACE INVASION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE SECTION;

ANTIGENS, CD31; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; EOSINE YELLOWISH-(YS); FEMALE; HEMATOXYLIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0141953301     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.56.10.786     Document Type: Article

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