Multinucleated floret-like giant cells in sporadic and NF1-associated neurofibromas: A clinicopathologic study of 94 cases

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 456, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-76

  Magro, Gaetano ^a   Amico, Paolo ^a   Vecchio, Giada Maria ^a   Caltabiano, Rosario ^a   Castaing, Marine ^b   Kacerovska, Denisa ^c   Kazakov, Dmitry V ^c   Michal, Michal ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Integrated Tumor Registry of Messina Catania Siracusa   (Italy)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

CD34; Multinucleated floret like cells; Neurofibroma; Neurofibromatosis type I

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN S 100; VIMENTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORPHOLOGY; CARCINOGENESIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TUMOR; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; STIMULUS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, CD34; CHILD; FEMALE; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; S100 PROTEINS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 75049084091     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-009-0859-y     Document Type: Article

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