Primary ovarian mucinous tumors with signet ring cells: Report of 3 cases with discussion of so-called primary krukenberg tumor

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1373-1379

  McCluggage, W Glenn ^a   Young, Robert H ^b,c  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Krukenberg tumor; Mucinous tumor; Ovary; Signet ring cells

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN; CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CHROMOGRANIN; CYTOKERATIN 20; CYTOKERATIN 7; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CDX2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CYSTADENOMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FIBROMA; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPH FLOW; METASTASIS; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; OVARY CARCINOMA; OVARY CYST; OVARY TERATOMA; OVARY TUMOR; SIGNET RING CARCINOMA; SOLID TUMOR; TUMOR GROWTH; CLASSIFICATION; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KRUKENBERG TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 52149103344     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31816b18c1     Document Type: Article

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