Endometrial sarcomas: An immunohistochemical and JAZF1 re-arrangement study in low-grade and undifferentiated tumors

Modern Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-105

  Jakate, Kiran ^a   Azimi, Farshad ^a   Ali, Rola H ^b   Lee, Cheng Han ^b   Clarke, Blaise A ^a,c   Rasty, Golnar ^a,c   Shaw, Patricia A ^a,c   Melnyk, Nataliya ^d   Huntsman, David G ^d   Laframboise, Stephane ^c   Rouzbahman, Marjan ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endometrial sarcoma; immunohistochemistry; JAZF1; undifferentiated sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CYTOGENETICS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENDOMETRIUM SARCOMA; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JAZF1 GENE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 84871928790     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: 15300285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2012.136     Document Type: Article

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