Symplastic atypia in neoplastic and non-neoplastic endometrial stroma: Report of 3 cases with a review of atypical symplastic cells within the female genital tract

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 334-337

  Shah, Rajeev ^a   McCluggage, W Glenn ^a  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrial stroma; Endometriosis; Endometrium; Ovary; Symplastic atypia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; ENDOMETRIUM SARCOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MITOSIS; NUCLEAR SIZE; OVARY CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPLASTIC NUCLEAR ATYPIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL TUMORS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; STROMAL CELLS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 69049087698     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PGP.0b013e3181999450     Document Type: Article

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