Expression of Progesterone Receptor A and B Isoforms in Low-grade Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 138-144

  Balleine, Rosemary L ^a,b,e   Earls, Peter J ^d   Webster, Lucy R ^a,b,c   Mote, Patricia A ^b   DeFazio, Anna ^b,c,d   Harnett, Paul R ^a,c   Clarke, Christine L ^a,b,c  

^a Translat Oncol Westmead/Nepean H   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Westmead and Nepean Hospitals   (Australia)

Author keywords

Low grade endometrial stromal sarcoma; Progesterone receptor; Receptor isoforms; Uterus

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR A; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR B;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM SARCOMA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOW GRADE ENDOMETRIUM SARCOMA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUSCLE TUMOR; MYXOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX CORD TUMOR; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SARCOMA, ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL;

EID: 1642278363     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004347-200404000-00008     Document Type: Article

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