A primary tumour of the oesophagus with both melanocytic and schwannian differentiation. Melanocytic schwannoma or malignant melanoma?

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 318-320

  Brown, R M ^a   Darnton, S J ^a   Papadaki, L ^a   Antonakopoulos, G N ^b   Newman, J ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOCYTE; MELANOCYTIC SCHWANNOMA; MELANOMA; NEURAL CREST; NEURILEMOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; SCHWANN CELL; STEM CELL; STROKE; SUPERFICIAL CANCER; SURVIVAL; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR RECURRENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0036221383     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.55.4.318     Document Type: Article

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