Histiocytic sarcoma involving the central nervous system: Clinical, immunohistochemical, and molecular genetic studies of a case with review of the literature

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 258-265

  Sun, Wei ^a   Nordberg, Mary L ^a   Fowler, Marjorie R ^a  

^a Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system neoplasm; Histiocytic sarcoma; Malignant histiocytosis; True histiocytic lymphoma

Indexed keywords

CD30 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN ALK1; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GAMMA CHAIN; TUMOR ANTIGEN; TUMOR MARKER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ALK1 GENE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BONE MARROW CELL; CANCER CELL; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOGENETICS; DENDRITIC CELL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXUDATE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HISTIOCYTIC SARCOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MENINX; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEUTROPHIL; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOMA; STAINING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE NECROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL; MALE; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0037310909     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200302000-00017     Document Type: Article

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