Tumor karyotype differentiates lipoblastoma from liposarcoma

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1771-1772

  Miller, Grant G ^a,b   Yanchar, Natalie L ^a   Magee, J Fergal ^a   Blair, Geoffrey K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tumor; Cytogenetics; Karyotype; Lipoblastoma; Liposarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 8; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CYTOGENETICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; LIPOBLASTOMA; MALE; MYXOSARCOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031467134     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90531-5     Document Type: Article

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