A comparative immunohistochemical analysis of small round cell tumors of childhood: Utility of peripherin and α-internexin as markers for neuroblastomas

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 344-348

  Willoughby, Vickie ^a,b,c   Sonawala, Anuj ^a,b,c   Werlang Perurena, Ada ^a,b,c   Donner, Ludvik R ^a,b,c  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Sherwood and Brindley Foundation   (United States)

^c TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

internexin; Ewing sarcoma; Neuroblastoma; Peripherin; Rhabdomyosarcoma; Wilms tumor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERNEXIN; ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 5; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; NESTIN; NEURON SPECIFIC NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PERIPHERIN; ALPHA-INTERNEXIN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ARTICLE; BLASTEMA; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; EWING SARCOMA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROFILAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SMALL CELL SARCOMA; STROMA; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CHILD; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROBLASTOMA; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 48949098519     PISSN: 15412016     EISSN: 15334058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAI.0b013e318165fe78     Document Type: Article

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