Extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma of the liver: Clinicopathological and immunohistochemical findings

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1066-1071

  Choi, Suk Jin ^a   Kim, Joon Mee ^a   Han, Jee Young ^a   Ahn, Seung Ik ^a   KIm, Jin Soo ^a   Kim, Lucia ^a   Park, In Suh ^a   Chu, Young Chae ^a  

^a Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Liver; Neuroendocrine carcinoma; Small cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CHROMOGRANIN; CYTOKERATIN 19; CYTOKERATIN 20; CYTOKERATIN 7; ETOPOSIDE; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; STEM CELL FACTOR; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADENOMATOUS POLYP; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOTHERAPY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLEDOCHOTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; COLONOSCOPY; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE MARKER; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; LIVER CELL; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER RESECTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, CD56; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CHROMOGRANINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

EID: 38049134595     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2007.48.6.1066     Document Type: Article

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