Neoplasm of hepatic stellate cells (spongiotic pericytoma): A new tumor entity in human liver

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 201, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 733-743

  Kaiserling, E ^a   Muller H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hepatic stellate cells; Ito cell tumor; Liver tumor; Mesenchymal liver tumor; Oral contraceptives; Spongiotic pericytoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; CD34 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD99 ANTIGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; COLLAGEN TYPE 5; FAT DROPLET; FIBRONECTIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOPLASM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GOLGI COMPLEX; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; ITO CELL; LIVER CELL; LIVER SINUSOID; LIVER SURGERY; LIVER TUMOR; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SPINDLE CELL; SPONGIOTIC PERICYTOMA; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 27944436107     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: 16180631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2005.08.008     Document Type: Article

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