CD56 expression in ovarian granulosa cell tumors, and its diagnostic utility and pitfalls

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-38

  Ohishi, Yoshihiro ^a   Kaku, Tsunehisa ^b   Oya, Masafumi ^c   Kobayashi, Hiroaki ^d   Wake, Norio ^d   Tsuneyoshi, Masazumi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Department of Health Sciences   (Japan)

^c ASO IIZUKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

CD56; Diagnostic utility and pitfalls; Endometrial stromal sarcoma; Granulosa cell tumor; Immunohistochemistry; Neuroendocrine tumor; Ovarian carcinoma; Ovarian follicle

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CD56 ANTIBODY; CD56 ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CARCINOID; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOPLASM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FIBROTHECOMA; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROENDOCRINE CARCINOMA; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SERTOLI CELL TUMOR; STROMA CELL; THECOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, CD56; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOGRANIN A; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 34648814239     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.05.020     Document Type: Article

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