Infantile hemangioendothelioma with elevated serum α fetoprotein: report of 2 cases with immunohistochemical analysis

Human Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 763-767

  Kim, Tae Jung ^a   Lee, Youn Soo ^a   Song, Young Soo ^b   Park, Chan Kum ^b   Shim, Sang In ^a   Kang, Chang Suk ^a   Lee, Kyo Young ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

fetoprotein; Hepatoblastoma; Infantile hemangioendothelioma; Liver

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEMALE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; LIVER CELL; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE;

EID: 77950595385     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2009.05.019     Document Type: Article

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