Transitional cell carcinoma of the ovary. Morphological and clinical features;Das transitionalzellige ovarialkarzinom. Morphologische und klinische besonderheiten

Pathologe

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-214

  Kommoss, F ^a   Kommoss, S ^b   Eichhorn, J ^c   Schmidt, D ^a  

^a Institut fur Pathologie   (Germany)

^b DR HORST SCHMIDT KLINIKEN   (Germany)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Histological type; Immunohistochemistry; Ovarian cancer; Prognosis; Transitional cell ovarian carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRENNER TUMOR; CANCER INCIDENCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METASTASIS; MORPHOLOGY; MUELLERIAN DUCT; OVARY; OVARY CANCER; PROGNOSIS; SEX CORD TUMOR; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; UROTHELIUM;

CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 34250195376     PISSN: 01728113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00292-007-0912-z     Document Type: Article

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