Granular cell tumor: A review and update

Advances in Anatomic Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 186-203

  Ordóñez, Nelson G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Granular cell tumor; Immunohistochemistry; Soft tissue tumor; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0033161276     PISSN: 10724109     EISSN: 15334031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00125480-199907000-00002     Document Type: Review

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