Transitional cell carcinoma of the endometrium associated with benign ovarian brenner tumor: A case report with immunohistochemistry molecular analysis and a review of the literature

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 298-304

  Giordano, Giovanna ^a   D'Adda, Tiziana ^a   Gnetti, Letizia ^a   Merisio, Carla ^a   Raboni, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brenner tumor; Human papillomavirus (HPV); Transitional cell carcinoma of the endometrium

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRENNER TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METAPLASIA; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; VIRUS TYPING; WART VIRUS;

BRENNER TUMOR; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; DNA, NEOPLASM; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 34250819963     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pgp.0000236943.28969.b2     Document Type: Article

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