Ovarian neoplasms composed of small round cells: A review

Advances in Anatomic Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 288-296

  McCluggage, W Glenn ^a  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Ovarian small cell carcinoma of hypercalcemic type; Ovary; Small cell carcinoma; Small round blue cell tumor

Indexed keywords

TUMOR MARKER;

ABDOMINAL TUMOR; BLOOD; ENDOMETRIUM SARCOMA; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; METABOLISM; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; OVARY TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE, PERIPHERAL; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; SARCOMA, ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 16644389966     PISSN: 10724109     EISSN: 15334031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pap.0000138146.357376.1e     Document Type: Review

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