Bile Ducts and Ductules Are Positive for CD56 (N-CAM) in Most Cases of Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1454-1457

  Torbenson, Michael ^a,d   Wang, Jianzhou ^b   Abraham, Susan ^c   Maitra, Anirban ^a   Boitnott, John ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CD56; Extrahepatic biliary atresia; N CAM

Indexed keywords

CD56 ANTIGEN; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CHOLESTATIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; MALE;

ANTIGENS, CD56; BILE DUCTS, EXTRAHEPATIC; BILIARY ATRESIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 0142200930     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200311000-00008     Document Type: Article

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