Small cell carcinoma of the endometrium: Light microscopic and immunohistochemical study of a case

Anticancer Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3 A, 2005, Pages 1823-1825

  Stachs, Angrit ^a,b   Makovitzky, Joseph ^a   Briese, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b Department of Gynaecology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Neuroendocrine tumours; Small cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN; CYTOKERATIN; CYTOKERATIN 7; ENOLASE; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYOMETRIUM; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 21244435229     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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