Leydig cell origin of testicular carcinoid tumour: Immunohistochemical and electron microscopic evidence [6]

Histopathology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 548-549

  Mai, K T ^a   Park, P C ^a   Yazdi, H M ^a   Carlier, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Hopital Montfort Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOID; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOGENESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LETTER; LEYDIG CELL; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; TESTIS CANCER; TUMOR CELL;

ADULT; CARCINOID TUMOR; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33750289685     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2006.02531.x     Document Type: Letter

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