Myxoid chondrosarcoma of the phalanx with an EWS translocation: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Bumpass, David B ^a   Kyriakos, Michael ^a   Rubin, David A ^a   Manske, Paul R ^a   Goldfarb, Charles A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA BINDING PROTEIN EWS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHONDROSARCOMA; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FINGER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MYXOID CHONDROSARCOMA; PHALANX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79952758970     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.00520     Document Type: Article

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