Carcinosarcoma with a large cell neuroendocrine epithelial component: First report of an unusual biphasic tumour of the urinary bladder

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 318-320

  Li, Y ^a   Outman, J E ^a   Mathur, S C ^a  

^a V A Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN; ENOLASE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADULT; BLADDER TUMOR; CARCINOSARCOMA; CASE REPORT; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CARCINOSARCOMA; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; EPITHELIUM; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS; PROGNOSIS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1542407193     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2003.013474     Document Type: Review

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