Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis: A case with a predominant sarcomatous component

Pathology International

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 930-934

  Shimada, Satoko ^a   Ono, Kenzo ^b   Suzuki, Yasuhiko ^b   Mori, Naoyoshi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOSEI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Malignant mesothelioma; Sarcomatous component; Testis; Tunica vaginalis testis

Indexed keywords

CALRETININ; CYTOKERATIN; HBME 1 ANTIGEN; TUMOR MARKER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL SHAPE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCELE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; MESOTHELIUM; PERITONEUM; PLEURA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPINDLE CELL; STROMA; TUNICA VAGINALIS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 11244275695     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2004.01774.x     Document Type: Article

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