Microsatellite instability in large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the female genital tract

Histopathology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 621-624

  Mhawech Fauceglia, Paulette ^b   Chan, Ada ^b   Keitz, Bernadette ^b   Lele, Shashikant ^a   Cheney, Richard T ^b   Starostik, Petr ^b  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Laboratory Medicine

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARGE CELL CARCINOMA; LETTER; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; MISMATCH REPAIR; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 71049144857     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2009.03410.x     Document Type: Letter

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