Cytokeratin - positive rib osteosarcoma metastasizing to the small intestine

Osteosarcoma (OS) is a malignant tumor in which osteoid or bone is produced directly by tumor cells. Some OS cells are positive for cytokeratin (CK) and epithelial membrane antigen by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and this may lead to a misdiagnosis of metastatic carcinoma, particularly when the tumor...

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Main Authors: Hiroko Kuwabara, Kazuhiko Fujita, Masako Yuki, Isao Goto, Toshiaki Hanafusa, Yuro Shibayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2014;volume=57;issue=1;spage=109;epage=112;aulast=Kuwabara