Melanotic Xp11.2 neoplasm of the ovary: Report of a unique case

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1410-1414

  Legallo, Robin D ^a   Stelow, Edward B ^a   Sukov, William R ^a   Duska, Linda R ^b   Alisanski, Susan B ^c   Folpe, Andrew L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

ovarian neoplasms; perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasms; TFE3; Xp11.2 translocation

Indexed keywords

DNA; TUMOR MARKER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MELANOMA; METABOLISM; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; X CHROMOSOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; DNA, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MELANOMA; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; OVARIECTOMY; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84865447639     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31826277a9     Document Type: Article

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