Granulosa cell tumor arising in the wall of müllerian cyst of the broad ligament: Report of a case and immunohistochemical study

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 275, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-148

  Sakai, Yu ^a  

^a Sapporo General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Broad ligament; Granulosa cell tumor; Immunohistochemistry; M llerian cyst; Wolffian adnexal tumor

Indexed keywords

CALRETININ; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN 20; CYTOKERATIN 7; CYTOKERATIN AE1; CYTOKERATIN AE3; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; INHIBIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BROAD LIGAMENT; CASE REPORT; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM; CYST; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MULLERIAN CYST; SPINDLE CELL;

BROAD LIGAMENT; CYSTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MIDDLE AGED; SIGMOID NEOPLASMS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33847665622     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-006-0185-4     Document Type: Article

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