Electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry of pulmonary carcinosarcomas expressing the transcription factor MEF-2 and showing significant cell-to-cell, cell-to-matrix, and epithelial-mesenchymal interactions

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 444, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 542-553

  Yamazaki, Kazuto ^a  

^a SAISEIKAI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chondrosarcoma; Electron microscopy; MEF 2; Pulmonary carcinosarcoma; Rhabdomyosarcoma

Indexed keywords

MYOCYTE ENHANCER FACTOR 2;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CANCER CELL; CARCINOSARCOMA; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INTERACTION; CHONDROSARCOMA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARGE CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG CARCINOMA; MALE; MESENCHYME; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SARCOMA CELL;

AGED; CARCINOSARCOMA; CELL COMMUNICATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EPITHELIUM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MESODERM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; MYOGENIC REGULATORY FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 3042849057     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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