Spindle epithelial tumor with thymus-like differentiation: A morphologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular genetic study of 11 cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1179-1186

  Folpe, Andrew L ^a   Lloyd, Ricardo V ^a   Bacchi, Carlos E ^b   Rosai, Juan ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Consultoria Patologia ^*  (Brazil)

^c Centro Diagnostico Italiano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; SETTLE; Synovial sarcoma; Thyroid neoplasms

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; CD99 ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN; CYTOKERATIN 20; CYTOKERATIN 7; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; INI 1 PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN BCL 2; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR; TLE 1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METASTASIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NECK TUMOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINDLE EPITHELIAL TUMOR WITH THYMUS LIKE DIFFERENTIATION; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA; THYROID TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, GLANDULAR AND EPITHELIAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOMA, SYNOVIAL; THYROID NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68249103635     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31819e61c8     Document Type: Article

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