Mucinous tumours of the ovary

Diagnostic Histopathology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 366-387

  Lerwill, Melinda F ^a   Young, Robert H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Krukenberg tumour; metastatic mucinous carcinoma; mucinous carcinoma; mucinous cystic neoplasia; ovary

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; CYTOKERATIN; GASTRIN; MUCIN;

ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ANDROBLASTOMA; APPENDIX TUMOR; ARGENTAFFIN CELL; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BRENNER TUMOR; CELL TYPE; CYSTADENOMA; CYTOLOGY; EOSINOPHIL; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GOBLET CELL; GRANULOMA; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INTESTINE TUMOR; LUTEINIZATION; MESENCHYME CELL; MIXED MULLERIAN TUMOR; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; MUELLERIAN DUCT; NOMENCLATURE; OVARY CARCINOMA; SEX CORD TUMOR; SIGNET RING CARCINOMA; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; TERATOMA; ZOLLINGER ELLISON SYNDROME;

EID: 49549101802     PISSN: 17562317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2008.06.010     Document Type: Article

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