Peripheral neuroepithelioma with ganglion cells: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 42-49

  Williams, Susan ^a   Parham, David M ^b   Jenkins III, Jesse J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ganglion cells; Ganglioneuroblastoma; Neuroblastoma; Peripheral neuroepithelioma; Primitive neuroectodermal tumor

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 1P; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CHILD; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GANGLIA; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE, PERIPHERAL; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 0032954993     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100249900088     Document Type: Article

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