A preliminary investigation of Beta-hCG expression in patients with osteosarcoma

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 94 B, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 419-424

  Masrouha, K Z ^a   Khattab, R ^a   Tawil, A ^a   Abdallah, A ^a   Saghieh, S ^a   Haidar, R ^a   Abboud, M ^a   Khoury, N J ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAINING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; BONE NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHILD; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; OSTEOSARCOMA; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857838601     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.94B3.27679     Document Type: Article

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