C-erb B-2 staining in primary synovial chondromatosis: A comparison with other cartilaginous tumours

Journal of Pathology

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 392-395

  Davis, Richard I ^a   Foster, Heather ^a   Biggart, Denis J ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C erb B 2 proto oncogene; Cartilage; Immunohistochemistry; Ki 67; Synovial chondromatosis

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY KI 67; PROTEIN C ERB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHONDROMATOSIS; CHONDROSARCOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE NEOPLASMS; CHONDROMA; CHONDROMATOSIS, SYNOVIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; RECEPTOR, ERBB-2;

EID: 0029793701     PISSN: 00223417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9896(199608)179:4<392::AID-PATH600>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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