Female adnexal tumor of probable Wolffian origin: Clinicopathological, immunohistochemical and cytofluorimetric analyses of a 22-year-old virgin. Case report

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 313-316

  Balbi, G C ^a,c   Del Piano, L ^a   Labriola, D ^a   Visconti, S ^a   Monteverde, A ^a   Passaro, M ^a   Monaco, R ^b   Cardone, A ^a   Rossiello, R ^a   Panariello, S ^a   Montone, L ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

FATWO; Histological examination; Wolffian tumor

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; TUMOR MARKER; VIMENTIN;

ADNEXA DISEASE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOFLUOROMETRY; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PERITONEAL FLUID; UTERUS TUMOR;

ADNEXAL DISEASES; ADULT; BROAD LIGAMENT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; WOLFFIAN DUCT;

EID: 33745474507     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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