Astroblastoma: Ultrastructural observations on a case of high-grade type

Ultrastructural Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 325-332

  Mierau, Gary W ^a,b   Tyson, R Weslie ^a   McGavran, Loris ^a   Parker, Natalie B ^c   Partington, Michael D ^d  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Astroblastoma; Childhood; Cytogenetics; Electron microscopy; Immunohistochemistry; Neoplasia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROBLASTOMA; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER GRADING; CASE REPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANEUPLOIDY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; KARYOTYPING; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASMS, NEUROEPITHELIAL; PARIETAL LOBE; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032724518     PISSN: 01913123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/019131299281473     Document Type: Article

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