Importance of re-examination for medulloblastoma and atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 145, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 663-666

  Utsuki, S ^a   Oka, H ^a   Tanaka, S ^b   Kondo, K ^a   Tanizaki, Y ^a   Fujii, K ^a   Westphal, M ^c  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor; Immunohistological study; Medulloblastoma; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; VIMENTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOID TUMOR; TERATOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHABDOID TUMOR; TERATOMA;

EID: 0041328736     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-003-0078-2     Document Type: Article

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