Malignant non-teratoid medulloepithelioma of ciliary body with retinoblastic differentiation: A case report and review of literature

Neuropathology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 551-556

  Al Salam, Suhail ^a   Algawi, Kais ^b   Alashari, Moueid ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Medulloepithelioma; Non teratoid; Ocular neoplasm; Retinoblastic differentiation

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD57 ANTIGEN; CHROMOGRANIN; CYTOKERATIN 18; CYTOKERATIN 20; CYTOKERATIN 7; CYTOKERATIN AE1; CYTOKERATIN AE3; DESMIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HMB45 PROTEIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN S 100; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; SYNDECAN 1; VIMENTIN;

ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CILIARY BODY; CILIARY BODY TUMOR; CORNEA; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIS; LABELING INDEX; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; NEUROFILAMENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA TUMOR; RETINOBLASTOMA; SCLERA; SKIN GRAFT;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHILD; CILIARY BODY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EYE NEOPLASMS; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE; RETINOBLASTOMA; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 49749105636     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: 14401789     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2008.00886.x     Document Type: Article

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