Primary intracerebral malignant fibrous histiocytoma: Immunohistochemical findings and etiopathogenetic considerations

Modern Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-154

  Martinez Salazar, Ariel ^a   Supler, Mitchell ^b   Rojiani, Amyn M ^a,c  

^a Dept Pathol Immunol Lab Med   (United States)

^b Department of Neurosurgery ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

chemotherapy; intracerebral; malignant fibrous histiocytoma; PNET

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HISTIOCYTOMA, BENIGN FIBROUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE;

EID: 0031053217     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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