Oncocytic adrenal cortical carcinosarcoma with pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcomatous metastases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 470-477

  Thway, Khin ^a,b   Olmos, David ^a,b   Shah, Chirag ^a   Flora, Rashpal ^a   Shipley, Janet ^b   Fisher, Cyril ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adrenal sarcomatoid carcinoma; carcinosarcoma; metastasis; oncocytic; rhabdomyosarcoma; sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BRAIN TUMOR; CARCINOSARCOMA; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; THYROID PARAFOLLICULAR CELL;

ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ADRENOCORTICAL CARCINOMA; BIOPSY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARCINOSARCOMA; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYPHIL CELLS; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA;

EID: 84857537932     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31824517d9     Document Type: Article

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