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An immunohistochemical study of the mesenchymal and epithelial components of pulmonary chondromatous hamartomas.
Pathology international - 1 Nov 1999
Takemura T, Kusafuka K, Fujiwara M, Masuda R, Furuhata Y, Tanaka I, Inoue M
Abstract excerpt
Twenty-five cases of solitary pulmonary chondromatous hamartomas (PCH) were examined by immunohistochemistry to evaluate the mesenchymal and epithelial components. PCH composed of predominantly mature cartilage were designated as C type, those predominantly composed of fibromyxoid tissue as FM type, and those predominantly composed of adipose tissue as A type. FM type PCH revealed various amounts of cartilage in...
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