MR imaging of clear cell sarcoma (malignant melanoma of the soft parts): A multicenter correlative MRI-pathology study of 21 cases and literature review

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 187-195

  De Beuckeleer, L H ^a   De Schepper, A M ^a   Vandevenne, J E ^a   Bloem, J L ^b   Davies, A M ^c   Oudkerk, M ^d   Hauben, E ^a   Van Marck, E ^a   Somville, J ^a   Vanel, D ^e   Steinbach, L S ^f   Guinebretiere J M ^e   Hogendoorn, P C W ^b   Mooi, W J ^g   Verstraete, K ^h   Zaloudek, C ^f   Jones, H ⁱ  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^h GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

ⁱ STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clear cell sarcoma; Magnetic resonance; Malignant melanoma of soft parts; MRI; Neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLEAR CELL SARCOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FASCIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; TENDON; TUMOR NECROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOMA, CLEAR CELL; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034062060     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560050592     Document Type: Article

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