Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors
Data from I. Gunawardena and colleagues advance knowledge in primitive neuroectodermal tumors
Published in Cancer Weekly, June 10th, 2008
"These tumours are highly aggressive and are known to have a poor prognosis. Immunostaining with at least two neural markers and evidence of, an abnormal t(11;22)(q24;q12) translocation are hallmark features in this diagnosis," wrote I. Gunawardena and colleagues.
The researchers concluded: "We present the first reported case of peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour to occur in the tongue."
Gunawardena and colleagues published their study in the Journal of...
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