Synovial sarcoma of the pleura and its differentiation from other primary pleural tumours: A clinicopathological and immunohistochemical review of three cases

Histopathology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 508-513

  Nicholson, A G ^a   Goldstraw, P ^a   Fisher, C ^b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bcl 2; Mesothelioma; Pleura; Synovial sarcoma

Indexed keywords

CD99 ANTIGEN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; KERATIN; MUCIN; PROTEIN BCL 2; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; SARCOMA, SYNOVIAL; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031672670     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1998.00565.x     Document Type: Article

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