Approach to the Diagnosis of Neuroendocrine Lung Neoplasms: Variabilities and Pitfalls

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 183-190

  Hammar, Samuel P ^a  

^a Diagnostic Specialties Laboratory Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CD56 ANTIGEN; CHROMOGRANIN A; CYTOKERATIN; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN P63; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1;

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BRONCHUS CARCINOID; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARGE CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS;

EID: 33845490202     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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