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Immunohistochemical comparison of uterine papillary serous and papillary endometrioid carcinoma: clues to pathogenesis.
International journal of gynecological pathology : official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists - 1 Jul 1999
Demopoulos R I, Mesia A F, Mittal K, Vamvakas E
Abstract excerpt
Twenty-four predominantly papillary carcinomas of the endometrium, 10 serous and 14 endometrioid, were compared using a variety of immunohistochemical antibodies, including p53, estrogen and progesterone receptors, carcinoembryonic antigen, and E-cadherin. These were selected to attempt to find clues to explain the disparate behavior of these two tumor subtypes. We found that 6 of 8 (75%) serous carcinomas had a...
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