Cystic well-differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma (carcinoid tumor): A clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of two cases

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 377-380

  Moran, Cesar A ^a   Suster, Saul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoid; Cysts; Mediastinum

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CHROMOGRANIN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMUS CYST; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 33748372301     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/6L9P8W46JJDA3N78     Document Type: Article

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