Cytokeratin expressing oncocytic variant of gastrointestinal stromal tumor : a morphological mimicker of an epithelial malignancy

  • Malini Goswami Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore (India)
Keywords: cytokeratin, oncocytic, gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Abstract

See Full Text DOI: 10.21276/APALM.1153

Author Biography

Malini Goswami, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore (India)
department of oncology

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Published
2017-10-11
Section
Letter to editor