Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the uterine cervix: A case report studied by in situ hybridization and polymerase chain reaction for Epstein- Barr virus

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 746-747

  López Ríos, Fernando ^a   Miguel, Pilar San ^a   Bellas, Carmen ^a   Ballestín, Claudio ^a   Hernández, Lucía ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VIRAL MATRIX PROTEINS;

EID: 12944333130     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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