Primary mixed adenocarcinoma and small cell carcinoma of the appendix: A clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular study of a hitherto unreported tumor

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1233-1239

  Rossi, Giulio ^a   Bertolini, Federica ^a   Sartori, Giuliana ^a   Bigiani, Nazzarena ^a   Cavazza, Alberto ^b   Foroni, Moira ^a   Valli, Riccardo ^a   Rindi, Guido ^c   De Gaetani, Carmela ^a   Luppi, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b Hospital S Maria Nuova   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Appendix; Combined tumor; Loss of heterozygosity; Microsatellite; Small cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAPAROTOMY; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; PRIMARY MIXED ADENOCARCINOMA; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; APPENDICEAL NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY;

EID: 4344576757     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000128666.89191.48     Document Type: Article

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