Ovarian carcinomas with neuroendocrine differentiation: Review of five cases referring to immunohistochemical characterization

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 387-395

  Yasuda, Masanori ^a   Kajiwara, Hiroshi ^a   Osamura, Yoshiyuki R ^a   Hirasawa, Takeshi ^a   Muramatsu, Toshinari ^a   Murakami, Masaru ^a   Takagi, Masayuki ^b   Tadokoro, Mamoru ^b   Kobayashi, Youichi ^b   Inayama, Yoshiaki ^c   Miyagi, Etsuko ^c   Nakatani, Yukio ^d  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Yokohama Municipal University   (Japan)

^d CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Neuroendocrine differentiation; Ovary

Indexed keywords

PEROXIDASE;

ANEUPLOIDY; ARGENTAFFIN CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SIZE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIPLOIDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; OVARY CARCINOMA; PLOIDY; REVIEW; TISSUE SECTION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, NEUROENDOCRINE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PLOIDIES;

EID: 33745915274     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2006.00419.x     Document Type: Review

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