Intermediate filaments in ovarian tumors.
The availability in recent years of an ever increasing number of monoclonal antibodies to intermediate filaments which react with formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections by the immunoperoxidase method, makes it possible to apply this technique in most surgical pathology laboratories. In addition to representing a major diagnostic tool that is often indispensable in the differential diagnosis, intermediate filaments typing of complex ovarian neoplasms has also shed some light on the histogenesis and differentiation potential of ovarian tumors.
Czernobilsky
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Department of Pathology, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007382:Intermediate Filaments / Q000473:pathology*; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009375:Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000648:ultrastructure*