Clear cell sarcoma-like tumor of the gastrointestinal tract: An evolving entity

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 407-412

  Wang, Jayson ^a   Thway, Khin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEAR CELL SARCOMA; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; GENETICS; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY;

GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; SARCOMA, CLEAR CELL;

EID: 84923922993     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2013-0547-RS     Document Type: Article

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