Numerous eosinophilic globules (skeinoid fibers) in a duodenal stromal tumor: An exceptional case showing smooth muscle differentiation

Pathology International

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 789-793

  Matsukuma, Susumu ^a   Doi, Masateru ^a   Suzuki, Masatoshi ^b   Ikegawa, Kazuya ^c   Sato, Kimiya ^a   Kuwabara, Noriyuki ^b  

^a Japanese Self Defense Forces Central Hospital   (Japan)

^b Mishuku Hospital   (Japan)

^c Ground Self Defense Force Medical School   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor; Immunohistochemistry; Skeinoid fiber; Smooth muscle differentiation; Ultrastructural examination

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUODENUM TUMOR; EOSINOPHIL; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STROMA;

EID: 15444340723     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1997.tb04459.x     Document Type: Article

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