Retiform Sertoli-Leydig cell tumours: clinical, morphological and immunohistochemical findings
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Retiform Sertoli-Leydig cell tumours: clinical, morphological and immunohistochemical findings.
AIMS To determine the morphological and immunohistochemical profile of retiform Sertoli-Leydig cell tumours and to compare the observed profile with that of adult rete ovarii. METHODS AND RESULTS Nineteen retiform Sertoli-Leydig cell tumours were studied, eight by immunohistochemistry, and five examples of rete ovarii from adult females were also evaluated immunohistochemically. The patients ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Histopathology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0309-0167
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.2002.01426.x