Invasive urothelial carcinoma with chordoid features: A report of 12 distinct cases characterized by prominent myxoid stroma and cordlike epithelial architecture

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1213-1219

  Cox, Roni M ^a   Schneider, Anne G ^a   Sangoi, Ankur R ^b   Clingan, Warren J ^a   Gokden, Neriman ^a   McKenney, Jesse K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Chordoid; Myxoid; Urothelial carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CALPONIN; CYTOKERATIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLYPICAN 3; PROTEIN P63; PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOMA CELL; CHONDROSARCOMA; CHORDOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MIXED TUMOR; MYOEPITHELIOMA; MYXOSARCOMA; NEPHROURETERECTOMY; STROMA; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URINARY TRACT CARCINOMA; UROTHELIUM; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 68249088183     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181a8ffbe     Document Type: Article

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