Primary malignant melanoma of the ovary: A report of 9 definite or probable cases with emphasis on their morphologic diversity and mimicry of other primary and secondary ovarian neoplasms

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 321-329

  McCluggage, W Glenn ^a   Bissonnette, John P ^b   Young, Robert H ^b  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Immunohistochemistry; Malignant melanoma; Ovary; Teratoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGIC SKIN REACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOMA; OVARY CANCER; OVARY TERATOMA; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOMA; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; S100 PROTEINS; VIMENTIN;

EID: 33750440223     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pgp.0000215301.39900.07     Document Type: Article

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