Caecal adenocarcinoma with rhabdoid phenotype: an immunohistochemical and ultrastructural analysis.

doi:10.1007/BF01607171

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Caecal adenocarcinoma with rhabdoid phenotype: an immunohistochemical and ultrastructural analysis.

Virchows Archiv. A, Pathological anatomy and histopathology - 1 Jan 1993

Chetty R, Bhathal P S

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A polypoid caecal adenocarcinoma in a 72-year-old female was found microscopically to be composed mainly of rhabdoid cells. Deposits in the liver and lymph nodes had a similar histological appearance to the primary tumour. The rhabdoid cells were typified by abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm, eccen...

Topics

Adenocarcinoma
Aged
Cecal Neoplasms
Cytoplasm
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Keratins
Membrane Glycoproteins
Microscopy, Electron
Mucin-1
Phenotype
Vimentin

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