Tufting enteropathy revisited: The utility of MOC31 (EpCAM) immunohistochemistry in diagnosis

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 265-272

  Ranganathan, Sarangarajan ^a   Schmitt, Lori A ^a   Sindhi, Rakesh ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

EpCAM; intractable diarrhea; MOC31; tufting enteropathy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; EPCAM PROTEIN, HUMAN; TUMOR ANTIGEN;

AGE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; COLON; DOWN REGULATION; EVALUATION STUDY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MALABSORPTION; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL INTESTINE;

AGE FACTORS; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLON; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; DOWN-REGULATION; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALABSORPTION SYNDROMES; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84892972746     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000000106     Document Type: Article

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