Cystic primary pulmonary synovial sarcoma presenting as recurrent pneumothorax: Report of 4 cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1176-1179

  Cummings, Natalie M ^a   Desai, Saral ^b   Thway, Khin ^c   Stewart, Susan ^a   Hill, D Ashley ^d   Priest, John R ^e   Nicholson, Andrew G ^b   Rintoul, Robert C ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

pleuropulmonary blastoma; pleuropulmonary synovial sarcoma; pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE TUMOR; FATALITY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG SURGERY; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; NEOPLASM; PNEUMOTHORAX; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, CYSTIC, MUCINOUS, AND SEROUS; PNEUMOTHORAX; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECURRENCE; SARCOMA, SYNOVIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955160338     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181e85c87     Document Type: Article

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