Retinal ependymoma: an immunohistologic and ultrastructural study

Human Pathology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 578-583

  Tay, A ^a   Scheithauer, Bernd W ^a   Cameron, J D ^a   Myhre, M J ^b   Boerner, M J ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b IDX Pathology   (United States)

^c Northwest Eye and Laser Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Ependymoma; Glioma; Immunohistochemistry; Massive retinal gliosis; Retina; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPENDYMOMA; EVISCERATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; RETINA; RETINA TUMOR; RETINAL EPENDYMOMA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; EPENDYMOMA; EYE EVISCERATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 62049084847     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2008.06.028     Document Type: Article

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