Synovial sarcoma of the neck

ORL

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-45

  Ochi, Naoki ^a   Uozumi, Masaki ^a   Doi, Kiyoshi ^a   Tanimoto, Hitoshi ^a   Ohbayashi, Chiho ^a   Inagaki, Hiroshi ^b   Nibu, Ken Ichi ^a,c  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chromosomal translocation; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; SSX; Synovial sarcoma; SYT

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; FORMALDEHYDE; IFOSFAMIDE; PARAFFIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHIMERA; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FUSION GENE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NECK CANCER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; SARCOMA, SYNOVIAL;

EID: 2342505279     PISSN: 03011569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077233     Document Type: Article

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