Esophageal mesenchymal tumors: Endoscopy, pathology and immunohistochemistry

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 768-773

  Zhu, Xuan ^a   Zhang, Xiao Qian ^a   Li, Bi Min ^a   Xu, Ping ^a   Zhang, Kun He ^a   Chen, Jiang ^a  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Esophageal mesenchymal tumors; Gastrointestinal stromal tumors; Immunohistochemistry; Leiomyomas; Pathology

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; DESMIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; EPITHELIOID CELL; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMA; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; MESENCHYMOMA; MICROSCOPE; SPINDLE CELL;

EID: 33846991300     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i5.768     Document Type: Article

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