Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the adrenal gland: A case report and review of literature

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-65

  Coli, Antonella ^a   Di Giorgio, Andrea ^a   Castri, Federica ^a   Destito, Carmelo ^a   Marin, Alfredo Wiel ^a   Bigotti, Giulio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortical carcinoma; Adrenal gland; Carcinoma; Carcinosarcoma; Sarcomatoid carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; MELAN A; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY HMB 45; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; PROTEIN S 100; VIMENTIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER METASTASIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPLENECTOMY;

ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; AGED; CARCINOSARCOMA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 73649126898     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: 16180631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2009.02.012     Document Type: Article

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