Microcystic stromal tumor of the ovary: Report of 16 cases of a hitherto uncharacterized distinctive ovarian neoplasm

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 367-375

  Irving, Julie A ^a,b   Young, Robert H ^c,d  

^a ROYAL JUBILEE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Microcystic stromal tumor; Neoplasm; Ovary

Indexed keywords

CALRETININ; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; INHIBIN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHROMATIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; MITOSIS; NECROSIS; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; THECOMA; ADENOMA; CLASSIFICATION; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; STROMA CELL;

ADENOMA; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 62849084633     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31818479c3     Document Type: Article

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