Schwannoma with features mimicking neuroblastoma: Report of two cases with immunohistochemical and ultrastructural findings

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 842-845

  Bhatnagar, S ^a   Banerjee, S S ^a,c   Mene, A R ^b   Prescott, R J ^b   Eyden, B P ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Christine Hospital NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neuroblastoma like tumour; Rosette formation; Schwannoma

Indexed keywords

CD57 ANTIGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN S 100; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0031772316     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.51.11.842     Document Type: Article

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