MUC6 is a marker of seminal vesicle-ejaculatory duct epithelium and is useful for the differential diagnosis with prostate adenocarcinoma

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 519-521

  Leroy, Xavier ^a,b   Ballereau, Charles ^a   Villers, Arnauld ^a   Saint, Fabien ^a   Aubert, Sebastien ^a   Gosselin, Bernard ^a   Porchet, Nicole ^a   Copin, Marie Christine ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; MUC6; Prostate adenocarcinoma; Seminal vesicle

Indexed keywords

AVIDIN; BIOTIN; FORMALDEHYDE; MUCIN; MUCIN 6; PARAFFIN; PEROXIDASE; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE MARKER; EJACULATORY DUCT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEMINAL VESICLE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EJACULATORY DUCTS; EPITHELIUM; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUCINS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SEMINAL VESICLES;

EID: 0345700254     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200304000-00013     Document Type: Article

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