Radiation-associated synovial sarcoma: Clinicopathologic and molecular analysis of two cases

Modern Pathology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 998-1004

  Egger, Jean François ^a   Coindre, Jean Michel ^c   Benhattar, Jean ^a   Coucke, Philippe ^b   Guillou, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c INSTITUT BERGONIÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Cytogenetics; Molecular biology; Pathology; Radiation therapy; Radiation associated sarcoma; RT PCR; Synovial sarcoma; Translocation

Indexed keywords

CD99 ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; PROTEIN BCL 2; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 18; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION X; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOGENETICS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PERIPHERAL NERVE TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SPINDLE CELL; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOMA, SYNOVIAL; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0036734877     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.MP.0000026616.41545.FF     Document Type: Article

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