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Phenotyping of pulmonary carcinoids and a Ki-67-based grading approach.
Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology - 1 Mar 2012
Zahel Tina, Krysa Sabine, Herpel Esther, Stenzinger Albrecht, Goeppert Benjamin, Schirmacher Peter, Hoffmann Hans, Schnabel Philipp A, Warth Arne
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Pulmonary carcinoids (PC) are separated into typical (TC) and atypical carcinoids (ATC). However, the biological behavior cannot be reliably predicted, and in small biopsies differential diagnosis can be challenging. To provide a basis for a grading approach, we analyzed mitoses and the prolifera...
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