Cytokeratin profile and neuroendocrine cells in the glandular component of cardiac myxoma

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 443, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 618-624

  Pucci, Angela ^a   Bartoloni, Giovanni ^b   Tessitore, Elena ^a   Carney, J Aidan ^c   Papotti, Mauro ^d  

^a REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytokeratin; Glandular cardiac myxoma; Heart; Immunohistochemistry; Neuroendocrine differentiation

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; CYTOKERATIN 20; CYTOKERATIN 7; MUCIN; SIALOMUCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEART MYXOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADULT; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; KERATINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYXOMA; NEOPLASMS, GLANDULAR AND EPITHELIAL; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS;

EID: 0345491361     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-003-0882-3     Document Type: Article

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