Neuroblastoma-like schwannoma: A case report and review of the literature

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 32-34

  Somerhausen, Nicolas De Saint Aubain ^a   Valaeys, Véronique ^a   Geerts, Mireille ^c   André, Josette ^b  

^a JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^b SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c Dermatology Group Practice   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Neurilemmoma; Neuroblastoma; PNET; Rosettes; Schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR BIOPSY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE, PERIPHERAL; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0037305868     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200302000-00007     Document Type: Article

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