Hepatocellular carcinoma, syncytial giant cell: a novel variant in children: a case report

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-63

  Atra, A ^a   Al Asiri, R ^b   Wali, S ^b   Al Husseini, H ^b   Al Bassas, A ^b   Zimmermann, A ^c  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Prince Sultan Military Medical City   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Syncytial giant hepatocytes

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; GIANT CELL CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; BETA CATENIN; CARCINOMA, GIANT CELL; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KERATIN-8; LIVER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33846210503     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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