Cystic tumor of the atrioventricular node of the heart appears to be the heart equivalent of the solid cell nests (ultimobranchial rests) of the thyroid

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 369-375

  Cameselle Teijeiro, José ^a,d   Abdulkader, Ihab ^a   Soares, Paula ^b   Alfonsín Barreiro, Natividad ^c   Moldes Boullosa, Julio ^a   Sobrinho Simões, Manuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DO MEIXOEIRO   (Spain)

^d Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cystic tumor of the atrioventricular node; Heart; Heterotopia; Solid cell Nests; Thyroid; Ultimobranchial body

Indexed keywords

CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; CALCITONIN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CHROMOGRANIN; CYTOKERATIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; GALECTIN 3; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P63; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1;

ADULT; AGED; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART TUMOR; HETEROTOPIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NEURAL CREST; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLID CELL NEST; THYROID GLAND; ULTIMOBRANCHIAL BODY;

EID: 14644414225     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/GWT2PY0T77PBBA1A     Document Type: Review

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