Myxoid liposarcoma with cartilaginous differentiation: Identification of the same type II TLS-CHOP fusion gene transcript in both lipogenic and chondroid components

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 477-480

  Wei, Yu Ching ^a   Li, Chien Feng ^b   Eng, Hock Liew ^a   Yeh, Ming Chung ^a   Lin, Ching Nan ^b   Huang, Hsuan Ying ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cartilaginous metaplasia; Myxoid liposarcoma; TLS CHOP

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; TLS CHOP TYPE 2 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYXOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THIGH; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

ADULT; CARTILAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPOSARCOMA, MYXOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOGENE PROTEINS, FUSION; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEIN FUS; THIGH; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CHOP; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 37349047789     PISSN: 15412016     EISSN: 15334058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pai.0000213149.56687.ae     Document Type: Article

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