CD56 is a sensitive and diagnostically useful immunohistochemical marker of ovarian sex cord-stromal tumors

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 322-327

  McCluggage, W Glenn ^a   McKenna, Michael ^a   McBride, Hilary A ^a  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CD56; Immunohistochemistry; Ovary; Sex cord Stromal tumor

Indexed keywords

CD56 ANTIGEN; TUMOR MARKER;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; CYTOPLASM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; OVARY CYST; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY TUMOR; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; SERTOLI CELL TUMOR; SEX CORD TUMOR; STROMA;

ANTIGENS, CD56; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CORD-GONADAL STROMAL TUMORS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 34250901057     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pgp.0000236947.59463.87     Document Type: Article

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