Placental yolk sac tumor with divergent endodermal differentiation

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 398-402

  Matsuyama, Taka Aki ^a   Kushima, Miki ^b   Yamochi Onizuka, Toshiko ^b   Ota, Hidekazu ^b  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Germ cell tumor; Placental tumor; Yolk sac tumor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENDODERM; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MESENCHYME; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL YOLK SAC TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

ADULT; ENDODERMAL SINUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 4644370854     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pgp.0000139662.05916.70     Document Type: Article

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