Synovial sarcoma in cerebellum: A case report and literature review

Brain Tumor Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 68-75

  Xiao, Guan Ying ^a   Pan, Bin Cai ^a   Tian, Xiao Ying ^b   Li, Yang ^c   Li, Bin ^c   Li, Zhi ^c  

^a Tongjiang Hospital of Guangdong   (China)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cerebellar neoplasm; Differential diagnosis; Spindle cell tumor; Synovial sarcoma

Indexed keywords

CD99 ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN AE1; CYTOKERATIN AE3; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN S 100; VIMENTIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR SYNOVIAL SARCOMA; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CHROMOSOME 11P; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 18; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HEMANGIOPERICYTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANTIGENS, CD; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFANT; KERATINS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; S100 PROTEINS; SARCOMA, SYNOVIAL; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VIMENTIN;

EID: 84895860259     PISSN: 14337398     EISSN: 1861387X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10014-012-0126-9     Document Type: Article

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