Expression of TdT in Merkel cell carcinoma and small cell lung carcinoma

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 831-838

  Sidiropoulos, Michael ^a   Hanna, Wedad ^a,b   Raphael, Simon J ^a,b   Ghorab, Zeina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Merkel cell carcinoma; Pulmonary carcinoid tumor; Small cell lung carcinoma; TdT; Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN; CYTOKERATIN 20; CYTOKERATIN 7; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLEXOTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOID; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TUMOR CELL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOID TUMOR; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; CHROMOGRANINS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLEXOTRANSFERASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATIN-20; KERATIN-7; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SMALL CELL LUNG CARCINOMA; STAINING AND LABELING; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 79957690377     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPLCB2Q9QXDZAA     Document Type: Article

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