Primary synovial sarcoma of the pleura: Beware of misdiagnosis

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 465-466

  Vohra, H A ^a,c   Davies, S ^a   Vohra, H ^b   Rosin, M D ^a   Snead, D R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Woodford Gn Essex IG8 8LH U K ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Malignant mesothelioma; Pleura; Primary synovial sarcoma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FOLLOW UP; FUSION GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PLEURA CANCER; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 9744273198     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2004.08.004     Document Type: Article

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