Mesothelioma of tunica vaginalis of "uncertain malignant potential" - An evolving concept: Case report and review of the literature

Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Trpkov, Kiril ^a   Barr, Richard ^b   Kulaga, Andrew ^a   Yilmaz, Asli ^a  

^a CALGARY LABORATORY SERVICES   (Canada)

^b Rockyview General Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Malignant mesothelioma; Mesothelioma; Tunica vaginalis; Well differentiated papillary mesothelioma

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NOMENCLATURE; ORCHIECTOMY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; TESTIS TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOPSY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; ORCHIECTOMY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052035220     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17461596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-1596-6-78     Document Type: Article

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