Immunohistochemical expression of SALL4 in hepatocellular carcinoma, a potential pitfall in the differential diagnosis of yolk sac tumors

Human Pathology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1293-1299

  Gonzalez Roibon, Nilda ^a   Katz, Betina ^a   Chaux, Alcides ^a   Sharma, Rajni ^a   Munari, Enrico ^a   Faraj, Sheila F ^a   Illei, Peter B ^a   Torbenson, Michael ^a   Netto, George J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; SALL4; Yolk sac tumor

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; SALL4 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING; TISSUE MICROARRAY; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL NUCLEUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ENDODERMAL SINUS TUMOR; FEMALE; GLYPICANS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84879249821     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: 15328392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2012.10.017     Document Type: Article

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