Article
Primitive cerebral tumor with rhabdoid features: a case of phenotypic rhabdoid tumor of the central nervous system.
Ultrastructural pathology - 1 Jan 2000
Weeks D A, Malott R L, Zuppan C W, Liwnicz B H, Beckwith J B
Abstract excerpt
The rhabdoid tumor (RT) was first described as an aggressive neoplasm of unknown histogenesis affecting the kidneys of infants and young children, but has since been reported in all ages and in many other primary sites, including the central nervous system. It has been shown, however, that the histologic and cytologic features of RT can be mimicked by many other tumors of known histogenesis. For this and other...
Topics
- Brain Neoplasms
- Child, Preschool
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Male
- Microscopy, Electron
- Phenotype
- Rhabdoid Tumor