Myogenic antigen expression is useful for differentiation between epithelioid mesothelioma and non-neoplastic mesothelial cells

Histopathology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 969-974

  Tsukiji, Hiromi ^a   Takeshima, Yukio ^a   Amatya, Vishwa J ^a   Kushitani, Kei ^a   Inai, Kouki ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; CALDESMON; CALPONIN; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; DESMIN; ACTA2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRUCTURE; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LETTER; MESOTHELIOMA; MESOTHELIUM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; ADULT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PERITONEUM; PERITONEUM TUMOR; PLEURA; PLEURA TUMOR;

ACTINS; ADULT; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; DESMIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NEPRILYSIN; PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; PERITONEUM; PLEURA; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77953194479     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2010.03549.x     Document Type: Letter

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