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Mouton SCE, Rosenberg HS, Cohen MC, Drut R, Emms M, Kaschula ROC. Malignant Ectomesenchymoma in Childhood. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/15513819609168697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Gautam U, Srinivasan R, Rajwanshi A, Bansal D, Marwaha RK. Comparative evaluation of flow-cytometric immunophenotyping and immunocytochemistry in the categorization of malignant small round cell tumors in fine-needle aspiration cytologic specimens. Cancer 2009; 114:494-503. [PMID: 19073016 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND The precise diagnosis of malignant small round cell tumors (MSRCTs) in fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology is a challenge that requires ancillary investigations. In this study, the authors evaluated the applicability of flow-cytometric immunophenotyping (FCI) and compared it with immunocytochemistry (ICC) for the accurate categorization of MSRCTs. METHODS In total, 37 consecutive MSRCTs that had been diagnosed with FNA cytology were analyzed by ICC and FCI using a panel of antibodies against desmin, vimentin, CD99/major histocompatibility class I-related antigen 2, neuron-specific enolase, and pancytokeratin. The final diagnoses included Ewing sarcoma (n = 17), rhabdomyosarcoma (n = 6; 4 embryonal and 2 alveolar subtypes), neuroblastoma (n = 10), desmoplastic small round cell tumor (n = 2), and retinoblastoma (n = 2). RESULTS Accurate categorization was possible in 67.5% of cases by ICC and in 64.8% of cases by FCI. Concordant immunophenotyping results with either technique were obtained in 21 cases (59.4%). Low cellularity of the sample and negativity for all markers tested were some limitations to both techniques when applied on fine-needle aspirates. However, using a combination of both techniques, 86.4% (32 of 37 cases) MSRCTs were typed accurately. CONCLUSIONS FCI is applicable on FNA material and complements ICC in accurate the typing of MSRCTs. This is particularly useful in advanced-stage disease, when neoadjuvant chemotherapy may be instituted promptly.
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- Upasana Gautam
- Department of Cytology and Gynecological Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Pytel P, Taxy JB, Krausz T. Divergent differentiation in malignant soft tissue neoplasms: the paradigm of liposarcoma and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Int J Surg Pathol 2005; 13:19-28. [PMID: 15735851 DOI: 10.1177/106689690501300103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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In tumors clonality does not always translate into morphologic uniformity. While most sarcomas exhibit only one line of histologic differentiation, a minority may display a strikingly diverse phenotype in addition to the main lineage. This phenomenon not only presents a diagnostic problem but also raises questions about the commitment of tumor cells toward a specific phenotype. Among sarcomas, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) and dedifferentiated liposarcoma are two entities in which divergent differentiation is a relatively frequent event. Diagnostically it is crucial to recognize the "primary" sarcoma in such tumors correctly and distinguish it from the "secondary" divergent elements. The presence of the latter could be the first morphologic clue to a specific sarcoma type. Even though it may be difficult to explain the pathogenesis of divergent differentiation, divergence still illustrates that the phenotype of a tumor cell is not set in stone but can be modulated or switched by a number of factors.
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- Peter Pytel
- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Brahmi U, Rajwanshi A, Joshi K, Ganguly NK, Vohra H, Gupta SK, Dey P. Role of immunocytochemistry and DNA flow cytometry in the fine-needle aspiration diagnosis of malignant small round-cell tumors. Diagn Cytopathol 2001; 24:233-9. [PMID: 11285617 DOI: 10.1002/dc.1050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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In the present study, DNA flow cytometry (FCM) and immunocytochemistry (ICC) with a selected panel of antibodies were performed on 51 cases of malignant tumors which were referred for fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) to our Department of Cytology for the last 2 yr. Twelve cases were diagnosed as neuroblastoma, 16 as Ewing's sarcoma, 2 as retinoblastoma, 5 as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), 5 as rhabdomyosarcoma, 2 as peripheral neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs), and 8 as Wilms' tumor. Eleven of 12 neuroblastomas were diploid by FCM, and 1 was aneuploid, with an S-phase fraction (SPF) of 8.3%. Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) was negative in 3 and positive in 8 cases of neuroblastoma, whereas neuroblastoma marker was positive in 3/11. Sixteen of 17 Ewing's sarcomas were diploid, and 1 showed tetraploid aneuploidy, with an SPF of 10.06%. Eight of 13 Ewing's sarcomas were positive for Mic-2 gene product (Ewing's marker). All 5 NHL were positive for leukocyte-common antigen (LCA). Three of 5 rhabdomyosarcomas were diploid, and 2 cases showed aneuploidy. Rhabdomyosarcoma showed muscle-specific actin positivity in 4 and desmin positivity in 3 cases. All 3 cases of PNET were diploid and positive for the Mic-2 gene product, whereas NSE and vimentin were positive in 2 cases. Both cases of retinoblastoma were diploid. Immunostaining was noncontributory in 1 case, and the other showed positivity for the retinoblastoma gene product, NSE, and chromogranin. Seven of 8 Wilms' tumors were diploid, and 1 showed aneuploid, with an SPF of 11.13%. Seven of 8 Wilms' tumors were positive for cytokeratin (CK), 5 were positive for NSE, 6 were positive for epithelial membrane antigen (EMA), and 5 were positive for vimentin. FNAB diagnosis of malignant round-cell tumors is difficult only by light microscopy. Due to the availability of specific markers for subgrouping tumors, ICC has proved to be more useful these days, while DNA FCM has little diagnostic value, as most of them are diploid. Further ancillary studies, e.g., electron microscopy, image analysis, and other molecular investigations, are required to further categorize these tumors more precisely for better clinical management of these cases.
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MESH Headings
- Biopsy, Needle
- Carcinoma, Small Cell/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Small Cell/genetics
- Carcinoma, Small Cell/pathology
- DNA, Neoplasm/analysis
- Flow Cytometry/methods
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry/methods
- Lymphoma/diagnosis
- Lymphoma/genetics
- Lymphoma/pathology
- Neuroblastoma/diagnosis
- Neuroblastoma/genetics
- Neuroblastoma/pathology
- Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive/diagnosis
- Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive/genetics
- Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive/pathology
- Ploidies
- Prospective Studies
- Rhabdomyosarcoma/diagnosis
- Rhabdomyosarcoma/genetics
- Rhabdomyosarcoma/pathology
- Sarcoma, Ewing/diagnosis
- Sarcoma, Ewing/genetics
- Sarcoma, Ewing/pathology
- Wilms Tumor/diagnosis
- Wilms Tumor/genetics
- Wilms Tumor/pathology
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Affiliation(s)
- U Brahmi
- Department of Cytology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Harris M, Coyne J, Tariq M, Eyden BP, Atkinson M, Freemont AJ, Varley J, Attwooll C, Telford N. Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma with neuroendocrine differentiation: a pathologic, cytogenetic, and molecular study of a case with a novel translocation t(9;17)(q22;q11.2). Am J Surg Pathol 2000; 24:1020-6. [PMID: 10895826 DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200007000-00015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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A case of extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMC) in which there was histochemical, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural evidence of neuroendocrine differentiation is reported. Genetic investigations showed the recently described novel translocation t(9;17)(q22;q11.2) and associated fusion of the CHN and RBP56 genes, contrasting with the translocation t(9;22)(q22;q12) and EWS/CHN gene fusion found in the majority of EMCs.
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- M Harris
- Department of Histopathology, Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK
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Boué DR, Parham DM, Webber B, Crist WM, Qualman SJ. Clinicopathologic study of ectomesenchymomas from Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Groups III and IV. Pediatr Dev Pathol 2000; 3:290-300. [PMID: 10742419 DOI: 10.1007/s100249910039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ectomesenchymomas (EM) are rare malignant neoplasms usually consisting of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) with a neural component. Only 21 cases have been previously reported. Here we extend the clinicopathologic spectrum of EM by describing our findings in 15 cases. Only 5 patients were infants; 10 were < or =3 years old and 5 were > or =6 years old. No male predilection was observed; 7 were female. The originating institutional diagnoses were; RMS (12), undifferentiated sarcoma (1), or EM (2), suggesting underdiagnosis of this entity. The primary tumor sites included external genital (5), pelvis/abdomen (6), head and neck (3), and extremity (1). The size of the primary neoplasm was usually > or =5 cm at diagnosis but dissemination only occurred in a minority. Local infiltration was not uncommon. These neoplasms were typically multilobate, thinly encapsulated, hemorrhagic, and necrotic. Light microscopic features were highly variable, but embryonal RMS with scattered or clustered ganglion cells, often in lacunae, was characteristic. In some cases, primitive neuroblastic or neuroectodermal areas were found and/or a component of alveolar RMS was seen. Focal anaplasia was occasionally observed. Mitotic activity appears higher than previously appreciated and some necrosis was invariably present. Electron microscopy was performed in 11 cases, which confirmed skeletal muscle +/- neural differentiation. Cytogenetic studies performed in five cases revealed no specific abnormality. Monoclonal neuron-specific enolase was the best marker of ganglion cells and primitive neural elements. MIC-2 (CD99) membrane expression was not definitively present in any of the six cases examined. A number of the above parameters appear to be of some prognostic significance, but overall, these neoplasms appear to have a similar outcome as would be predicted for their RMS element alone (exclusive of any neural component), with respect to the RMS subtype, age of the patient, and anatomic location of the neoplasm.
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- D R Boué
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and IRSG Pathology Center, Children's Hospital and Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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Minoletti F, Sozzi G, Tornielli S, Pilotti S, Azzarelli A, Pierotti MA, Radice P. A novel EWS-ERG rearrangement generating two hybrid mRNAs in a peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour (pPNET) with a t(15;22) translocation. J Pathol 1998; 186:434-7. [PMID: 10209495 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9896(199812)186:4<434::aid-path199>3.0.co;2-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The occurrence of a t(15;22) translocation in a peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour (pPNET) has been previously reported. Molecular examination revealed the presence in tumour mRNA of two hybrid transcripts containing the 5' portion of the EWS gene fused to the 3' portion of the ERG gene. Sequence analyses indicated that both aberrant mRNAs most likely originated from the same rearrangement, which produced different hybrid isoforms due to the presence of an alternatively spliced exon in the ERG gene. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of the detection of two hybrid EWS-ERG mRNAs within the same tumour.
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- F Minoletti
- Division of Experimental Oncology A, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy
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Ordóñez NG. Desmoplastic small round cell tumor: II: an ultrastructural and immunohistochemical study with emphasis on new immunohistochemical markers. Am J Surg Pathol 1998; 22:1314-27. [PMID: 9808124 DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199811000-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In order to investigate the histogenesis and facilitate the diagnosis of desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT), 39 cases were studied by immunohistochemical methods using a large battery of antibodies directed against a wide variety of epithelial, mesenchymal, and neural-associated proteins. Sixteen of these tumors were also studied by electron microscopy. Thirty-seven of 39 cases reacted for cytokeratin using a "cocktail" of 3 monoclonal antibodies (CAM 5.2/AE1/AE3), 39/39 for desmin, 24/25 for epithelial membrane antigen, 22/27 for vimentin, 18/25 for neuron-specific enolase, 10/15 for CD57 (Leu-7), 3/19 for synaptophysin, 1/22 for chromogranin, 3/19 for muscle-specific actin, 3/16 for alpha-smooth-muscle actin, 11/16 for CD15 (Leu-M1), 5/12 for CA-125, 6/17 for CD99, 9/10 for MOC-31, 2/6 for NB84, 5/7 for Ber-EP4, and 8/9 for the Wilms tumor (WT1) protein. No staining was obtained in any of the cases tested for cytokeratin 5/6 or 20, neurofilament proteins, glial fibrillary acidic protein, peripherin, CA19-9, thrombomodulin, alphafetoprotein, carcinoembryonic antigen, TAG-72 (B72.3), placental alkaline phosphatase, S-100 protein, HMB-45, myoglobin, or for the two myogenic regulatory proteins myogenin and MyoD1. A frequent ultrastructural finding was the presence of juxtanuclear aggregates of intermediate filaments, but microfilaments with densities or Z-band-like material suggestive of either smooth or skeletal muscle differentiation were not seen in any case. Dendritic-like processes containing microtubules and dense core granules were seen in four tumors and all of these tumors reacted for at least one of the neural markers investigated. Although ultrastructural and immunohistochemical studies confirmed previous observations that DSRCTs present epithelial, mesenchymal, and neural phenotypes, a great variation was found in the frequency of expression of the different markers used to demonstrate each line of cell differentiation. The absence of expression of cytokeratin 5/6 and thrombomodulin together with positive staining for CD15, MOC-31, and Ber-EP4 argues against the possible mesothelial origin that has been suggested for this tumor. Additionally since none of the tumors reacted for myogenin or MyoD1, desmin expression in DSRCT cannot be regarded as evidence of skeletal muscle differentiation. Although the histogenesis of DSRCT remains unknown, it is believed that this tumor originates from a progenitor cell with potential for multiphenotypic differentiation.
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- N G Ordóñez
- The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77056, USA
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Ordi J, de Alava E, Torné A, Mellado B, Pardo-Mindan J, Iglesias X, Cardesa A. Intraabdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumor with EWS/ERG fusion transcript. Am J Surg Pathol 1998; 22:1026-32. [PMID: 9706984 DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199808000-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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This report describes an intraabdominal small cell tumor in a 37-year-old woman, with clinical, topographic, and morphologic features highly suggestive of the desmoplastic small round cell tumor. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed a polyphenotypic profile consistent with this tumor--positivity for keratin, epithelial membrane antigen, neuron-specific enolase, vimentin, and desmin--but, in addition, a strong membranous immunoreactivity for CD99 (MIC2 protein). Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction revealed a EWS/ERG fusion transcript characteristic of the Ewing's sarcoma/peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor group of tumors, rather than the EWS/WT1 chimeric transcript typical of the desmoplastic small round cell tumor. This is the third report of a hybrid tumor with features of the desmoplastic small round cell tumor and Ewing's sarcoma/peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor, and the first one with the EWS/ERG fusion gene. Our case shows the existence of some overlap between these two groups of tumors, which are considered to be histogenetically different, and the need for further studies of molecular characterization of small cell tumors, especially in those with atypical morphologic or immunohistochemical features.
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- J Ordi
- Department of Pathology, IDIBAPS Hospital Clínic, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
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Sozzi G, Minoletti F, Miozzo M, Sard L, Musso K, Azzarelli A, Pierotti MA, Pilotti S. Relevance of cytogenetic and fluorescent in situ hybridization analyses in the clinical assessment of soft tissue sarcoma. Hum Pathol 1997; 28:134-42. [PMID: 9023392 DOI: 10.1016/s0046-8177(97)90096-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Soft tissue sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of malignant tumors displaying a wide range of clinical presentations, morphological features, and biological behaviors. These characteristics and the recent development of differentiated treatment regimens for the different types of soft tissue sarcomas call for refined histological classification using additional ancillary approaches such as cytogenetic and molecular genetic analyses. We coupled classical cytogenetics and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) on both metaphases and interphase nuclei to show the feasibility of this approach to characterize tumor type-specific chromosome rearrangements in soft tissue sarcomas of different histotype. In 35 cases analyzed, we detected the presence of specific chromosome rearrangements such as t(X;18) in synovial sarcoma (SS), t(12;16) in myxoid liposarcoma (MLS), t(11;22) in peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors (pPNET), t(2;13) in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS) and ring chromosomes in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP). In several cases, the presence of these cytogenetic rearrangements was of help for a differential diagnosis. The FISH analysis using painting probes not only confirmed the cytogenetic results but also allowed the identification of tumor-specific chromosome changes in those cases presenting low mitotic index or with poor quality chromosomes. Moreover, in the absence of analysable metaphases, FISH was successfully performed on interphase nuclei. Taken together, these results indicate both the diagnostic and clinical relevance of a molecular cytogenetic analysis in the study of soft tissue sarcomas.
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- G Sozzi
- Divisione di Oncologia Sperimentale A, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Zachariades N, Koumoura F, Liapi-Avgeri G, Bouropoulou V. Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma of the parotid region: a case report with the detection of the tumour's immunophenotypical characteristics. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1994; 32:328-31. [PMID: 7999745 DOI: 10.1016/0266-4356(94)90058-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A case report of a malignant small round cell tumour of the parotid region, with features of extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma is presented. Besides its rare location in the soft tissues of the parotid area, the tumour expressed focal NSE and desmin immunoreactivity, indicative of multidirectional differentiation.
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- N Zachariades
- Oral and Maxillofacial Department, General District Hospital of Attika-KAT
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Carter RL, McCarthy KP. Divergent differentiation in round-cell tumours of soft tissues: an interim appraisal. Histopathology 1993; 23:93-7. [PMID: 8396065 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.1993.tb01191.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- R L Carter
- Department of Histopathology, Haddow Laboratories, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK
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