Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: A spinal case with aggressive clinical course and ALK overexpression: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2003, Pages 218-221

  Lacoste Collin, Laetitia ^b   Roux, Franck Emmanuel ^b   Gomez Brouchet, Anne ^b   Despeyroux, Marie Line ^b   Uro Coste, Emmanuelle ^b   Coindre, Jean Michel ^b   Delisle, Marie Bernadette ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ALK immunoreactivity; Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAMINECTOMY; MENINGIOMA; MICROSCOPY; NEURINOMA; PLASMA CELL GRANULOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPINE TUMOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037344071     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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