Clinicopathological and immunohistochemical features of three pilomyxoid astrocytomas: Comparative study with 11 pilocytic astrocytomas

Pathology International

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 80-85

  Amatya, Vishwa J ^a   Akazawa, Ryota ^a   Sumimoto, Yoji ^a   Takeshima, Yukio ^a   Inai, Kouki ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiocentric growth; Pilocytic astrocytoma; Pilomyxoid astrocytoma

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN AE1; CYTOKERATIN AE3; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; OLIGODENDROCYTE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2; PROTEIN S 100; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; VIMENTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CELL GROWTH; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS TUMOR; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; NEUROFILAMENT; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PILOMYXOID ASTROCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 58149277040     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: 14401827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2008.02332.x     Document Type: Article

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