Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma presenting in an adult: A case report and discussion of immunohistochemical staining

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-52

  Hardaway, Christina A ^a   Graham, Bradley S ^a   Barnette, David J ^a   Feldman, Bruce D ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma; Mohs; MyoD1; Phosphotungstic acid hematoxylin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DESMIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; MYOD1 PROTEIN; PHOSPHOTUNGSTIC ACID; PROTEIN S 100; VIMENTIN; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHEEK MUCOSA; EPITHELIOID CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SPINDLE CELL; STAINING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ETOPOSIDE; HUMANS; IFOSFAMIDE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, EMBRYONAL; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 0037305869     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200302000-00010     Document Type: Article

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