Sex cord-stromal tumours of the ovary: a review highlighting recent advances

Diagnostic Histopathology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 388-400

  Wilkinson, Nafisa ^a,b   Osborn, Sally ^a,b   Young, Robert H ^a,b  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cellular fibromas; fibromas; granulosa cell tumours; Sertoli cell tumours; Sertoli Leydig cell tumours; thecomas

Indexed keywords

ANDROBLASTOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CARTILAGE; CELL ACTIVITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; FIBROBLAST; FIBROMA; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MITOSIS; MORPHOLOGY; OVARY CANCER; OVARY TUMOR; SCLEROSIS; SERTOLI CELL; SEX CORD TUMOR; SIGNET RING CARCINOMA; THECOMA; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 49549086415     PISSN: 17562317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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