Monoclonality of composite large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma and mucinous epithelial tumor of the ovary: A case study

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-58

  Yasuoka, Hironao ^a   Tsujimoto, Masahiko ^b   Fujita, Shigeki ^b   Kunishige, Ichiro ^b   Nishio, Yukihiro ^b   Kodama, Rieko ^a   Oishi, Hiroaki ^a   Sanke, Tokio ^a   Nakamura, Yasushi ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA POLICE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clonality; Immunohistochemistry; Neuroendocrine carcinoma; Ovary; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CHROMOGRANIN A; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLONAL VARIATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LARGE CELL CARCINOMA; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; OVARY TUMOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; RECEPTOR GENE; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; X CHROMOSOME; CARCINOMA; CELL CLONE; COLLOID CARCINOMA; GENETICS; MULTIPLE CANCER; PATHOLOGY;

ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; ADULT; CARCINOMA, LARGE CELL; CARCINOMA, NEUROENDOCRINE; CLONE CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN;

EID: 61449302737     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PGP.0b013e31817fb419     Document Type: Article

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