Ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy for the diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma in childhood

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 356-360

  Chowdhury, Tanzina ^a   Barnacle, Alex ^a   Haque, Saira ^a   Sebire, Neil ^a   Gibson, Sian ^a   Anderson, John ^a,b   Roebuck, Derek ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Rhabdomyosarcoma; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOGENETICS; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ONCOGENE PROTEINS, FUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA;

EID: 67651238912     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22059     Document Type: Article

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