Diagnosis of primary esophageal synovial sarcoma by demonstration of t(X;18) translocation: A case report

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 449, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 262-267

  Butori, Catherine ^a   Hofman, Véronique ^a   Attias, Rita ^b   Mouroux, Jerôme ^a   Pedeutour, Florence ^b   Hofman, Paul ^a  

^a PASTEUR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

Author keywords

Cytogenetic; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Oesophagus; Sarcoma; Sarcomatoid carcinoma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME 18; CONNECTIVE TISSUE TUMOR; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PATHOLOGY; X CHROMOSOME;

AGED; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; SARCOMA, SYNOVIAL; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 34248387545     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: 14322307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-006-0234-1     Document Type: Article

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