Ovarian teratoma associated with anti-n-methyl D-aspartate receptor encephalitis: A report of 5 cases documenting prominent intratumoral lymphoid infiltrates

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 429-437

  Dabner, Marcus ^a   McCluggage, W Glenn ^b   Bundell, Chris ^c   Carr, Aisling ^b   Leung, Yee ^d   Sharma, Raghwa ^e   Stewart, Colin J R ^a  

^a KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^c PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; Histopathology; Lymphoid; NMDA receptor; Ovary; Teratoma

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RITUXIMAB;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI N METHYL D ASPARTATE RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GERMINAL CENTER; GLIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY TERATOMA; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; TUMOR ASSOCIATED LEUKOCYTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS; CELL AGGREGATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES, TUMOR-INFILTRATING; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; TERATOMA;

EID: 84864851000     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: 15387151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PGP.0b013e31824a1de2     Document Type: Article

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