Immunohistochemical and Ultrastructural Comparative Study of External Lamina Structure in 31 Cases of Cellular, Classical, and Melanotic Schwannomas

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 50-58

  Huang, Hsuan Ying ^a,b   Park, Naeun ^c   Erlandson, Robert A ^a   Antonescu, Cristina R ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal lamina; Electron microscopy; Immunohistochemistry; Laminin; Schwannoma; Type IV collagen

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4; LAMININ;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; MELANOTIC SCHWANNOMA; NEURILEMOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING;

EID: 1542410329     PISSN: 15412016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129039-200403000-00010     Document Type: Article

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