Immunohistochemical studies of metastatic germ-cell tumors in retroperitoneal dissection specimens: A sensitive and specific panel

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 342-351

  Bai, Shuting ^a   Wei, Shi ^b   Pasha, Theresa L ^a   Yao, Yuan ^a   Tomaszewski, John E ^c   Bing, Zhanyong ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

CD30; D2 40; germ cell tumors; glypican 3; NANOG; retroperitoneal; SALL4

Indexed keywords

CD30 ANTIGEN; GLYPICAN 3; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY D2-40; SALL4 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; METASTATIC MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR; SEMINOMA; TERATOMA; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

CD30; D2-40; GERM-CELL TUMORS; GLYPICAN-3; NANOG; RETROPERITONEAL; SALL4;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; RETROPERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880895818     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: 19402465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896912471849     Document Type: Article

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