Seminoma with conspicuous signet ring cells: A rare, previously uncharacterized morphologic variant

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1175-1181

  Ulbright, Thomas M ^a,c   Young, Robert H ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Seminoma; Signet ring cells; Testicular neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CYTOKERATIN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; MALE; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEMINOMA; TESTIS TUMOR; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL VACUOLE; NUCLEAR SHAPE; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL NUCLEUS SHAPE; HUMANS; MALE; SEMINOMA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; VACUOLES;

EID: 49249123751     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31816597b0     Document Type: Article

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