A case of rhabdomyosarcoma masquerading as acute leukemia at presentation: A case report

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 917-919

  Srinivas, Upendra ^a   Pillai, Lakshmi ^a   Kar, Rakhee ^a   Mahapatra, Manoranjan ^a   Gujral, Sumeet ^b   Pati, Hara Prasad ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Acute leukemia; Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CD30 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DESMIN; MYOD1 PROTEIN; MYOGENIN; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BONE MARROW DISEASE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHROMATIN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, CD30; ANTIGENS, CD45; BONE MARROW; DESMIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MYOD PROTEIN; MYOGENIN; PEROXIDASE; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, ALVEOLAR; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 37349110707     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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