Sclerosing rhabdomyosarcoma : A clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of five cases

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 410-415

  Wang, Jian ^a   Tu, Xiaoyu ^a   Sheng, Weiqi ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Rhabdomyosarcoma; Sclerosis; Soft tissue tumor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIMB; MALE; OSTEOID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SCHOOL CHILD; SCLEROSING RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR;

ADULT; CHILD; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 41649103928     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/EP3FRRY6GMP555QC     Document Type: Article

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