Cytopathology of alveolar soft part sarcoma

Cancer Cytopathology

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 500-507

  Wakely Jr , Paul E ^a   McDermott, James E ^b   Ali, Syed Z ^c  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alveolar soft part sarcoma; Enhancer 3 (TFE3); Epithelioid sarcoma; Fine needle aspiration; Granular cell tumor; Melanoma; TFE3 antibody; Transcription factor binding to immunoglobulin heavy constant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALVEOLAR SOFT PART SARCOMA; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SARCOMA, ALVEOLAR SOFT PART;

EID: 74249092848     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19346638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncy.20054     Document Type: Article

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