Mature B-Cell Lymphoma in children and adolescents: International group pathologist consensus correlates with histology technical quality

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 568-574

  Lones, Mark A ^a,d   Raphael, Martine ^b   Perkins, Sherrie L ^a   Wotherspoon, Andrew ^c   Auperin, Anne ^b   Terrier Lacombe, Marie Jose ^b   Sposto, Richard ^a   Weston, Claire ^c   Gerrard, Mary ^c   Patte, Catherine ^b   Cairo, Mitchell S ^a   McCarthy, Keith ^c  

^a Children's Cancer Study Group   (United States)

^b INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d CHILDREN S ONCOLOGY GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Burkitt lymphoma; Child; Large cell lymphoma; Lymphoma B cell; Lymphoma non Hodgkin; Non Burkitt lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE SECTION; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOMA, B-CELL; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33749350430     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mph.0000212980.67114.a5     Document Type: Article

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