Cytologic features of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-183

  Jiménez Heffernan, José A ^a   Löpez Ferrer, Pilar ^a   Vicandi, Blanca ^a   Hardisson, David ^a   Gamallo, Carlos ^a   Viguer, José M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor; Peripheral nerve neoplasms; Soft tissue neoplasms

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CELL SHAPE; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEURILEMOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; SARCOMA; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 17144461692     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000330973     Document Type: Article

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