Utilization of Wilms' tumor 1 antigen in a panel for differential diagnosis of ovarian carcinomas

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Sen D. S., Karasu A. F., Gecer M. O., KARADAYI N., Yamuc E. A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, vol.13, no.1, pp.37-41, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/tjod.22220
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.37-41
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Ovarian metasteses are often mistaken for primary adenocarcinoma. Studies conducted in recent years have focused on a search for an immunohistochemical marker to aid the differential diagnosis primary and metastatic ovarian carcinoma. Our study objective was to study the usefulness of Wilms tumor 1 (WT 1) antigen in this context.