Histopathologic and molecular aspects of CD56+ natural killer/T-cell lymphoma of the testis

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-300

  Ornstein, Deborah L ^a   Bifulco, Carlo B ^a   Braddock, Demetrios T ^a   Howe, John G ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CD56; EBV; Extranodal lymphoma; Natural killer cell; T cell; Testicular neoplasm

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; METHOTREXATE; T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GAMMA CHAIN; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; GENOTYPE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NATURAL KILLER T CELL; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; T CELL LYMPHOMA; TESTIS TUMOR;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD56; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL, PERIPHERAL; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; RNA, VIRAL; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 45749145852     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896907309687     Document Type: Article

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