A unique pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with carcinosarcomatous histology, immunohistochemical distribution of hCG-beta, and the elevation of serum alpha-feto-protein

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 343-349

  Yamazaki, K ^a  

^a SAISEIKAI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

CD10; CD56; Histogenesis; Osteoclast like giant cell tumor; Ultrastructure; Undifferentiated (anaplastic) carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; DESMIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; MUCIN; PROTEIN P53; VIMENTIN;

AGED; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CANCER CELL; CARCINOGENESIS; CASE REPORT; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; EPITHELIUM; FIBROBLAST; HEMOCONCENTRATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JAPAN; MALE; MESENCHYME CELL; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMA; PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; RACE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; CARCINOMA, PANCREATIC DUCTAL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

EID: 2442436423     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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