Low-grade sinonasal sarcoma with neural and myogenic features: A clinicopathologic analysis of 28 cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 517-525

  Lewis, Jason T ^a   Oliveira, Andre M ^a   Nascimento, Antonio G ^b   Schembri Wismayer, David ^a   Moore, Eric A ^a   Olsen, Kerry D ^a   Garcia, Joaquin G ^a   Lonzo, Melissa L ^a   Lewis, Jean E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

actin; S 100; sinonasal sarcoma

Indexed keywords

TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE TUMOR; PARANASAL SINUS TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 4; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE NEOPLASMS; PARANASAL SINUS NEOPLASMS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOMA; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863412116     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3182426886     Document Type: Article

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