Peripheral medulloepithelioma: An immunohistochemical, ultrastructural, and cytogenetic study of a rare, chemotherapy-sensitive, pediatric tumor

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1008-1012

  Donner, Ludvik R ^a,c   Teshima, Ikuko ^b  

^a TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytogenetics; Immunohistochemistry; Medulloepithelioma; Pelvic cavity; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERNEXIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; IFOSFAMIDE; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 5; NESTIN; VIMENTIN; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME 8; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOGENETICS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; NEUROFILAMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCHOOL CHILD; TRISOMY 2; TRISOMY 8; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHILD; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 8; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DESMOSOMES; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; DOXORUBICIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IFOSFAMIDE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; REMISSION INDUCTION; SPECTRAL KARYOTYPING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISOMY; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 0038677999     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200307000-00018     Document Type: Article

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