Protocol for the examination of specimens from patients with tumors of the brain/spinal cord

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 907-912

  Parisi, Joseph E ^a   Miller, Dylan V ^a   Boyer, Philip J ^b   Brat, Daniel J ^c   Cochran, Elizabeth J ^d   Cohen, Mark L ^e   DeMasters, Bette K ^b   Dolinak, David ^f   McComb, Rodney D ^g   McLendon, Roger E ^h   Powell, Suzanne Z ⁱ   Prayson, Richard A ^j   Vinters, Harry V ^k   Yachnis, Anthony T ^l  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Travis County Medical Examiners Office   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^j LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; PATHOLOGIST; POLICY; SPINAL CORD BIOPSY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; BIOPSY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PATHOLOGY;

BIOPSY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 45549094806     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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