Is it a primary or metastatic melanocytic neoplasm of the central nervous system?: A molecular based approach

Pathology International

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 559-564

  Cornejo, Kristine M ^a   Hutchinson, Lloyd ^a   Cosar, Ediz F ^a   Smith, Thomas ^a   Tomaszewicz, Keith ^a   Dresser, Karen ^a   Deng, April ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

GNA11 mutation; GNAQ mutation; Melanocytoma; Metastatic melanoma; Primary CNS melanocytic neoplasm; Urovysion

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4; CONTRAST MEDIUM; CYTOKERATIN; MELAN A; MELANIN; MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY HMB 45; PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MELANOMA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CUTANEOUS MELANOMA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LAMINECTOMY; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MELANOMA; MITOSIS INDEX; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS; MONOSOMY; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPINAL CORD; SPINDLE CELL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR CELL; UVEA MELANOMA;

GNA11 MUTATION; GNAQ MUTATION; MELANOCYTOMA; METASTATIC MELANOMA; PRIMARY CNS MELANOCYTIC NEOPLASM; UROVYSION;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84888325005     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: 14401827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pin.12107     Document Type: Article

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