Pigmented (melanotic) neurofibroma. Report of an unusual case with immunohistochemical, ultrastructural and cytogenetic analyses

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 125-131

  Kuhnen, Cornelius ^a   Herter, Peter ^b   Soimaru, Christian ^a   Homann, Heinz Herbert ^a   Johnen, Georg ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comparative genomic hybridization; Pigmented neurofibroma; Soft tissue tumor

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; CYTOGENETICS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOSIS; NEUROFIBROMA; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; SCHWANN CELL; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0036129445     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0344-0338-00199     Document Type: Article

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