Angiomyolipoma with epithelial cysts (AMLEC): A distinct cystic variant of angiomyolipoma

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 593-599

  Fine, Samson W ^a   Reuter, Victor E ^b   Epstein, Jonathan I ^a   Argani, Pedram ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiomyolipoma; Epithelial cysts; Kidney; Mixed epithelial stromal tumor

Indexed keywords

COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN; DESMIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; INHIBIN; MELAN A; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY HMB 45; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN S 100; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; SOYBEAN AGGLUTININ;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOMYOLIPOMA; ANGIOMYOLIPOMA WITH EPITHELIAL CYST; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSURIA; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY CYST; KIDNEY EPITHELIUM; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; STROMA CELL; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; CASE REPORT; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; KIDNEY TUMOR; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOMYOLIPOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY DISEASES, CYSTIC; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33745020509     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000194298.19839.b4     Document Type: Article

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