Endometriosis in appendix and adjacent caecum with intestinal gland differentiation

Pathology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 513-516

  Kim, Jennifer ^a   Russell, Peter ^a,c   Arendse, Michael ^d   Lim, Cathy ^a   Kedziora, Andrew ^b  

^a GynaePath   (Australia)

^b GOSFORD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CDX2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CYTOKERATIN 20; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; PAX8 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; APPENDIX; CASE REPORT; CECUM; CECUM DISEASE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LETTER; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; APPENDIX; CECAL DISEASES; CECUM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; KERATIN-20; MIDDLE AGED; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN;

EID: 84887886616     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAT.0b013e3283635976     Document Type: Article

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