Keratin expression in schwannoma; a study of 115 retroperitoneal and 22 peripheral schwannomas

Modern Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 115-121

  Fanburg Smith, Julie C ^a   Majidi, Mourad ^a   Miettinen, Markku ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross reaction; GFAP; Immunohistochemistry; Keratin; Retroperitoneum; Schwannoma; Soft tissue

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE MARKER; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEURILEMOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAINING; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA;

EID: 32844454866     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: 15300285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3800489     Document Type: Article

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