Asymptomatic inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the heart: immunohistochemical profile, differential diagnosis, and review of the literature

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 187-190

  Pucci, Angela ^a   Valori, Andrea ^a   Muscio, Maruska ^a   Garofalo, Luca ^a   Ferroni, Francesca ^a   Abbruzzese, Pietro Angelo ^a  

^a REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac tumors; Childhood; Immunohistochemistry; Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE; CALPONIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; VIMENTIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FOLLOW UP; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT; MALE; PLASMA CELL GRANULOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TISSUE STRUCTURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NEOPLASMS, MUSCLE TISSUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 65049084549     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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