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SUBMITTER: Aldaoud N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6880435 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Aldaoud Najla N Erashdi Madiha M AlKhatib Sohaib S Abdo Nour N Al-Mohtaseb Alia A Graboski-Bauer Ashley A
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<h4>Objectives</h4>It is challenging to distinguish between primary ovarian mucinous tumors and metastatic mucinous neoplasms from the lower gastrointestinal tract, including appendiceal tumors. A combination of PAX8 and SATB2 immunohistochemical stains can be used as a diagnostic tool to distinguish between these cases.<h4>Results</h4>Immunostaining for SATB2, PAX8, CK7, CK20 and CDX2 was performed on 50 ovarian mucinous neoplasms (OMN) (39 cystadenomas, 4 borderline and 7 adenocarcinomas), 63 ...[more]