Granular cell tumor: Immunohistochemical assessment of inhibin-α, protein gene product 9.5, S100 protein, CD68, and Ki-67 proliferative index with clinical correlation

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 128, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 771-775

  Le, Brian H ^a,d   Boyer, Philip J ^b   Lewis, Jean E ^c   Kapadia, Silloo B ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIDIN; BIOTIN; CD68 ANTIGEN; FORMALDEHYDE; GENE PRODUCT; INHIBIN A; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PARAFFIN; PROTEIN S 100;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 3042745467     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5858/2004-128-771-gctiao     Document Type: Article

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