Application of Mesothelin Immunostaining in Tumor Diagnosis

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1418-1428

  Ordóñez, Nelson G ^a  

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

Author keywords

Adenomatoid tumor; Clear cell carcinoma; Desmoplastic small round cell tumor; Immunohistochemistry; Lung adenocarcinoma; Mesothelioma; Ovarian carcinoma; Pancreatic adenocarcinoma; Synovial sarcoma; Transitional cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIATION ANTIGEN; MESOTHELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CARCINOID; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOPLASTIC SMALL ROUND CELL TUMOR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LIVER CARCINOMA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; MESOTHELIOMA; MESOTHELIUM CELL; OVARY CARCINOMA; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA; TERATOMA; THYROID CARCINOMA; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; VATER PAPILLA CARCINOMA;

ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0142169984     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200311000-00003     Document Type: Article

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