Mesothelial neoplasms presenting as, and mimicking, ovarian cancer

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 523-528

  Mani, Haresh ^a   Merino, Maria J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mesothelioma; Mucinous tumor.; Mural nodule; Ovary

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE MUCINOUS TUMOR; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; MESOTHELIOMA; MULTICYSTIC MESOTHELIOMA; OVARY CANCER; PERITONEUM MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE SECTION;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149286079     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PGP.0b013e3181e6a3ee     Document Type: Article

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