Stage IVS neuroblastoma: A clinical, histological, and biological analysis of 45 cases

Human Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1135-1138

  Hachitanda, Yoichi ^a   Hata, Jun Ichi ^b  

^a KITAKYUSHU MUNICIPAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

histopathology; N myc; neuroblastoma; stage IVS

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL TUMOR; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LIVER TUMOR; MITOSIS; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEWBORN; ONCOGENE C MYB; PROGNOSIS; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR; SKIN TUMOR; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0029854885     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(96)90304-4     Document Type: Article

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