Benign Schwannoma of the digestive tract: A clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of five cases, including a case of esophageal tumor

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 431-436

  Prevot S ^a   Bienvenu, L ^a   Vaillant, J C ^a   De Saint Maur, P P ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

Chwannoma; Esophagus; Gastrointestinal stromal tumors; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEURILEMOMA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

AGED; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0345683508     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199904000-00007     Document Type: Article

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