PAX8 and PAX2 immunostaining facilitates the diagnosis of primary epithelial neoplasms of the male genital tract

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1473-1483

  Tong, Guo Xia ^a   Memeo, Lorenzo ^b   Colarossi, Cristina ^b   Hamele Bena, Diane ^a   Magi Galluzzi, Cristina ^c   Zhou, Ming ^c   Lagana, Stephen M ^a   Harik, Lara ^a   Oliver Krasinski, Jennifer M ^a   Mansukhani, Mahesh ^a   Falcone, Lorenzo ^b   Hibshoosh, Hanina ^a   O'Toole, Kathleen ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b Mediterranean Institute of Oncology   (Italy)

^c CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

epithelial tumor; male genital tract; PAX8 and PAX2

Indexed keywords

PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; PAX2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PAX8 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX2; TUMOR MARKER;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; EPITHELIUM CELL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; METABOLISM; MUELLERIAN DUCT; PATHOLOGY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, MALE; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MULLERIAN DUCTS; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; PAX2 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; WOLFFIAN DUCTS;

EID: 80053341345     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e318227e2ee     Document Type: Article

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