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. 2012 Aug;67(8):963-8.
doi: 10.6061/clinics/2012(08)18.

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors: clinicopathological aspects, expression of p53 and survival

Karin S G Cunha  1 , Anabela C Caruso, Paulo A S de Faria, Licínio E da Silva, Andréa R C Pires, Mauro Geller, Vânia S Lopes, Rodrigo S de Moura-Neto
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Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors: clinicopathological aspects, expression of p53 and survival

Karin S G Cunha et al. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2012 Aug.
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Malignant triton tumor: case 4 (A and B). A. Area of differentiation in the rhabdomyosarcoma (arrows); H&E, 40x. B. Cells immunopositive for desmin; immunohistochemistry (diaminobenzidine), 40x. C. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor with heterologous differentiation in a chondrosarcoma: case 13; H&E, 20x. D. p53-immunopositive plexiform neurofibroma (arrow); immunohistochemistry (diaminobenzidine), 40x. E. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor immunoreactive for p53: case 24; immunohistochemistry (diaminobenzidine), 40x. F. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor immunoreactive for p53: case 4; immunohistochemistry (diaminobenzidine), 40x. OBS: positive cells in brown.
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