Glioblastoma multiforme in skin: A report of 2 cases and review of the literature

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 381-384

  Mentrikoski, Mark ^a   Johnson, Mahlon D ^a   Korones, David N ^b   Scott, Glynis A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Extracranial glioblastoma; Glioblastoma metastasis; Scalp metastasis; Subcutaneous metastasis

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; PROTEIN S 100; TEMOZOLOMIDE; VIMENTIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SCALP; SKIN NODULE; SKIN TUMOR; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SUTURE; BRAIN TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SCALP; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 51149122143     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e31817532c4     Document Type: Article

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