Diagnostic pitfalls in the histopathological diagnosis of testicular germ cell tumours

Current Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 220-228

  Theaker, Jeffrey M ^a   Mead, Graham M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classical seminoma; Embryonal carcinoma; Immunohistochemistry; Metastatic carcinoma; Spermatocytic seminoma; Testicular germ cell tumours

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SEMINOMA; SPERMATOCYTE; STAINING; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 3042757197     PISSN: 09686053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cdip.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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