Small cell carcinomas in gastrointestinal tract: Immunohistochemical and clinicopathological features

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 620-625

  Li, Anna Fen Yau ^a,b   Li, Alice Chia Heng ^c   Hsu, Chih Yi ^b   Li, Win Yin ^b   Hsu, Han Shui ^a,b   Chen, Jeou Yuan ^d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Webb Schools   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD56 ANTIGEN; CHROMOGRANIN A; CYTOKERATIN 8; CYTOKERATIN AE1; CYTOKERATIN AE3; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; STOMACH CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIXED TUMOR, MALIGNANT; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 77955749693     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2010.077024     Document Type: Article

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