Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy in patients with low-grade ovarian serous neoplasm: A clinicopathologic review of 2 cases of a previously unknown association

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 438-442

  Gru, Alejandro A ^a   Pai, Rish K ^b   Roma, Andres A ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Low grade serous carcinoma; Microinvasion; Serous neoplasms of low malignant potential; Thrombotic microangiopathy; Tumor microthrombi

Indexed keywords

B RAF KINASE; K RAS PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MICROTHROMBUS; OVARY TUMOR; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PULMONARY TUMOR THROMBOTIC MICROANGIOPATHY; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; SUDDEN DEATH; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ADULT; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, SEROUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NEOPLASM GRADING; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS B-RAF; THROMBOTIC MICROANGIOPATHIES;

EID: 84864832038     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: 15387151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PGP.0b013e318249287d     Document Type: Article

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