Ovarian metastases of pancreaticobiliary tract adenocarcinomas: Analysis of 35 cases, with emphasis on the ability of metastases to simulate primary ovarian mucinous tumors

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 276-288

  Meriden, Zina ^a   Yemelyanova, Anna V ^a   Vang, Russell ^a   Ronnett, Brigitte M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

metastases; mucinous carcinoma; ovary; pancreas; pancreaticobiliary

Indexed keywords

SMAD4 PROTEIN; SMAD4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT TUMOR; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CANCER; OVARY TUMOR; PANCREAS DUCT; PANCREAS TUMOR; PATHOLOGY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; BILIARY TRACT NEOPLASMS; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PANCREATIC DUCTS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SMAD4 PROTEIN; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 79251591054     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31820508d0     Document Type: Article

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