Atypical plexiform neurofibroma in NF1 with high Standardised Uptake Value (SUV) in Positron-emission Tomography (PET) expressing podoplanin

In Vivo

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 871-876

  Friedrich, Reinhard E ^a   Derlin, Thorsten ^a   Hagel, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atypical neurofibroma; Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Podoplanin; Positron emission tomography; Standardised uptake value

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; PODOPLANIN; PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL PLEXIFORM NEUROFIBROMA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCHWANN CELL;

EID: 78650960930     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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