Biliary adenofibroma: A rare neoplasm of bile duct origin with an indolent behavior

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 693-698

  Varnholt, Heike ^a   Vauthey, Jean Nicolas ^b   Cin, Paola Dal ^c   De Marsh, Robert W ^d   Bhathal, Prithi S ^e   Hughes, Norman R ^e   Lauwers, Gregory Y ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adenofibroma; Benign; Biliary; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Liver

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN 19; CYTOKERATIN 7; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; KERATIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; MUCIN; PROTEIN P53;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILIARY ADENOFIBROMA; BILIARY TRACT TUMOR; CASE REPORT; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FIBROMA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TETRAPLOIDY;

ADENOFIBROMA; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; DNA, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPLOIDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0242417437     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200305000-00014     Document Type: Article

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