Malignant melanoma involving the ovary: A clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 23 cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 771-780

  Gupta, Deepali ^a   Deavers, Michael T ^a   Silva, Elvio G ^a   Malpica, Anais ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calretinin; HMB 45; Immunohistochemistry; Inhibin; MART 1; Melanoma; Metastasis; Microphthalmia transcription factor; Neoplasms; Ovary; S 100; Tumors; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CALRETININ; CELL MARKER; HMB 45 ANTIGEN; INHIBIN; PROTEIN S 100; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL TYPE; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOARCHITECTURE; EPITHELIUM CELL; ETHNIC GROUP; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISPANIC; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOMA; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY CANCER; OVARY METASTASIS; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SARCOMA; SEX CORD TUMOR; TERATOMA; TUMOR VOLUME; UNDIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN, VITAMIN D-DEPENDENT; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBINS; MELANOMA; MICROPHTHALMIA-ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MIDDLE AGED; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; S100 PROTEINS; TERATOMA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2542478306     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000126786.69232.55     Document Type: Article

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