Neuroendocrine differentiation of periodic-acid schiff and alcian blue-negative signet-ring cell-like cells and tubular adenocarcinoma cells within a gastric cancer

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 795-800

  Sugihara, A ^a   Nakasho, K ^b   Yamada, N ^b   Nakagomi, N ^b   Tsujimura, T ^b   Terada, N ^b   Tsuji, M ^b  

^a Meiwa General Hospital   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Gastric cancer; Mucin; Neuroendocrine differentiation; Signet ring cell

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIBODY; CHROMOGRANIN A; CYTOKERATIN 18; CYTOKERATIN 8; GLYCOPROTEIN; MUCIN 1; MUCIN 2; MUCIN 3; MUCIN 5AC; MUCIN 6;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CASE REPORT; CELL SHAPE; CELL SURFACE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GASTROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH MUCUS;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ALCIAN BLUE; CARCINOMA, SIGNET RING CELL; COLORING AGENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUCINS; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PERIODIC ACID-SCHIFF REACTION; STAINING AND LABELING; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 4143080197     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520410005775     Document Type: Article

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