Epithelioid Trophoblastic Tumor of the Broad Ligament: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 405-409

  Kuo, Kuan Ting ^a   Chen, Mei Jou ^a   Lin, Ming Chieh ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adnexa; Chorionic type intermediate trophoblast; Epithelioid trophoblastic tumor; Gestational trophoblastic disease; Long latent period

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; CYTOKERATIN; CYTOKERATIN 18; CYTOKERATIN AE1; CYTOKERATIN AE3; CYTOKERATIN CAM 5.2; HYALIN; INHIBIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; METHOTREXATE; PROLACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOPLASM; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGAMENT; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; NUCLEOLUS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; TUMOR BLEEDING; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR NECROSIS;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BROAD LIGAMENT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EPITHELIOID CELLS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL TROPHOBLASTIC NEOPLASMS; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1442280368     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200403000-00017     Document Type: Article

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