Melanotic schwannoma: A case with strong CD34 expression, with histogenetic implications

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 206, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 716-719

  Arvanitis, Leonidas D ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CD34; Melanotic schwannoma; Spinal nerve tumor

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; MELANIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY HMB 45; PROTEIN S 100;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEG INJURY; MALE; MELANOTIC NEURILEMOMA; NERVE ROOT; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TUMOR CELL; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VERTEBRA BODY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD34; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURILEMMOMA; S100 PROTEINS; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 77957370437     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: 16180631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2010.02.011     Document Type: Article

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