Expression of CD34-antigen in nasopharyngeal angiofibromas

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 245-250

  Beham, Alfred ^a   Regauer, Sigrid ^a   Beham Schmid, Christine ^a   Kainz, Josef ^a   Stammberger, Heinz ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

CD34; Endothelium; Fibroblasts; Immunohistochemistry; Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma; Pericytes; Smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HEMANGIOFIBROMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOFIBROMA; ANTIGENS, CD34; CHILD; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032504561     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(98)00072-X     Document Type: Article

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