Metastatic epithelioid sarcoma to the brain: Palisaded necrosis mimicking glioblastoma multiforme

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 302-306

  Prayson, Richard A ^a   Chahlavi, Ali ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain metastasis; Epithelioid sarcoma; Palisaded necrosis

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPITHELIOID SARCOMA; GLIOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIMB TUMOR; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036793278     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/adpa.2002.35743     Document Type: Article

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