Case report: A unique pancreatic tumor with exclusive hepatocytic differentiation

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 216-221

  Shih, Natalie N C ^a   Tsung, Jeffrey S H ^a,c   Yang, An Hang ^b   Tsou, Mei Hua ^a   Cheng, Tsung Yen ^a  

^a KOO FOUNDATION SUN YAT SEN CANCER CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Sun Yat Sen Cancer Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Hepatoid differentiation; Immunohistochemistry; Pancreatic neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; LIVER PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; RETICULIN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; TUMOR ANTIGEN;

ACINAR CELL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATOCYTIC DIFFERENTIATION; HEPATOID ADENOMA; HEPATOID CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIVER CELL; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MITOSIS RATE; PANCREAS ADENOMA; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PANCREAS DUCT; PANCREAS ISLET CELL CARCINOMA; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREAS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMISTRY; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33646525431     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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