Adrenocortical oncocytic tumors: Report of 10 cases and review of the literature

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 231-243

  Bisceglia, Michele ^a   Ludovico, Ornella ^a   Di Mattia, Antonio ^b   Ben Dor, David ^c   Sandbank, Judith ^d   Pasquinelli, Gianandrea ^a,e   Lau, Sean K ^f   Weiss, Lawrence M ^f  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Umberto I Hospital   (Italy)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenocortical tumor; Electron microscopy; Endocrine tumor; Immunohistochemistry; Oncocytic carcinoma; Oncocytoma

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOCRINE TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; ONCOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

ADENOMA, OXYPHILIC; ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 4043116905     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106689690401200304     Document Type: Review

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