A clinico-pathological study of 29 cases of gliosarcoma with special reference to two unique variants

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 106, Issue SEPT., 1997, Pages 229-235

  Sarkar, Chitra ^a,c   Sharma, M C ^a   Sudha, Krishn ^a   Gaikwad, Shailesh ^b   Varma, Abhay ^c  

^a Saraswati Vihar Pitampura   (India)

^b Departments of Pathology   (India)

^c ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Gliomyosarcoma; Gliosarcoma; Immunohistochemistry; Osteosarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLIOSARCOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINDLE CELL; TEMPORAL LOBE; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030759146     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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