Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor arising in benign ancient schwannoma: A case report with an immunohistochemical study

Pathology International

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 156-161

  Mikami, Yoshiki ^a   Hidaka, Toshimi ^a   Akisada, Takeshi ^a   Takemoto, Takuji ^a   Irei, Isao ^a   Manabe, Toshiaki ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ancient schwannoma; Malignant transformation; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR GROWTH;

CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS; NEURILEMMOMA; PERIPHERAL NERVES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034015355     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1827.2000.01019.x     Document Type: Article

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