Microtubule-associated protein-2 is a sensitive marker of primary and metastatic neuroblastoma

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1695-1704

  Krishnan, Chandra ^a   Higgins, John P ^a   West, Robert B ^a   Natkunam, Yasodha ^a   Heerema Mckenney, Amy ^a   Arber, Daniel A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Microtubule associated protein 2; Neuroblastoma; Small round blue cell tumors; Tissue microarray

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CHROMOGRANIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXOCRINE SECRETION; HEMANGIOPERICYTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURAL CREST; NEUROBLASTOMA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAINING; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

BONE MARROW NEOPLASMS; CYTOPLASM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; NEUROBLASTOMA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TISSUE ARRAY ANALYSIS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 70350441395     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181b0ebdc     Document Type: Article

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