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Diagnostic distinction between unusual malignant tumors of gall bladder by histochemistry and antigenic phenotype.
Indian journal of pathology & microbiology - 1 Apr 1999
Agarwal S, Gupta S, Sikka M
Abstract excerpt
In a review of 79 cases of gall bladder malignancy, nineteen cases were labelled as unusual tumors while sixty were diagnosed as adenocarcinoma. Alcian blue, PAS, Grimelius' and Masson trichrome stains were done. Expression of EMA, CEA and desmin was assessed (PAP). Histological subtype was revised, in eleven cases out of 19. Five tumors initially diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma were found to be positive for...
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