Primary embryonal spindle cell cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma: Case report

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 206, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 325-330

  Fraternali Orcioni, Giulio ^a   Louis Ravetti, Jean ^a   Gaggero, Gabriele ^a   Bocca, Bruna ^a   Bisceglia, Michele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac tumor; Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma; Immunohistochemistry; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CALDESMON; CALPONIN; CD34 ANTIBODY; DESMIN; DOXORUBICIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; IFOSFAMIDE; KERATIN; MYOSIN; PROTEIN S 100; WT1 PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBRYONAL RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; HEART MYXOMA; HEART SARCOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPINDLE CELL SARCOMA; VEIN OCCLUSION;

ADULT; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, EMBRYONAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 77952544551     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: 16180631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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