The oncofetal protein IMP3: A novel biomarker for endometrial serous carcinoma

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 304-315

  Zheng, Wenxin ^a,b   Yi, Xiaofang ^b   Fadare, Oluwole ^c,d   Liang, Sharon X ^e   Martel, Maritza ^f   Schwartz, Peter E ^f   Jiang, Zhong ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^e STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic markers; Endometrial cancer; Endometrial glandular dysplasia; Endometrial serous carcinoma; IMP3

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3;

ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADENOCARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL; ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CARCINOMA, ENDOMETRIOID; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, SEROUS; CYTOPLASM; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 38649132604     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181483ff8     Document Type: Article

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