Article
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the stomach with rhabdoid phenotype: immunohistochemical, ultrastructural, and immunoelectron microscopic evaluation.
Ultrastructural pathology - 1 Jan 2000
Richmond Jeffrey A, Mount Sharon L, Schwarz Janet E
Abstract excerpt
A variety of neoplasms with rhabdoid differentiation have been reported in many sites. The authors describe a case of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of the stomach that exhibited prominent rhabdoid features. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells displayed positive staining for vimentin, c-kit, CD34, and alpha smooth muscle actin. Ultrastructural examination of the rhabdoid tumor cells revealed paranuclear...
Topics
- Actins
- Aged
- Antigens, CD34
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Fatal Outcome
- Gastrectomy
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Inclusion Bodies
- Male