Aberrant expression of β-HCG in Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 230-234

  Ying Leong, May ^a   English, Martin ^b   McMullan, Dominic ^c   Ramani, Pramila ^a,b  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HCG; Anaplastic large cell lymphoma; CD30

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CD30 ANTIGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; METHOTREXATE; VINBLASTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANAPLASTIC LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BOY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 2P; CHROMOSOME 2Q; CHROMOSOME 5P; CHROMOSOME 5Q; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 2; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NUCLEOLUS; PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR GENE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE II AS TOPIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; GENE REARRANGEMENT, T-LYMPHOCYTE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL, ANAPLASTIC; MALE; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 48849097961     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: 16155742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2350/07-03-0251.1     Document Type: Article

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