Chondroid melanoma metastatic to lung and skin showing SOX-9 expression: A potential diagnostic pitfall

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 169-172

  McKay, Kristopher M ^a   Deavers, Michael T ^a   Prieto, Victor G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

chondroid; chondrosarcoma; melanoma; metastatic; SOX 9

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN S 100; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG METASTASIS; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN METASTASIS; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; CARTILAGE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MELANOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOX9 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84860176731     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: 19402465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896911436275     Document Type: Article

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