Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 363-366 , December 2006

Ewing sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the kidney: a case report. Diagnosed by immunohistochemistry and molecular analysis

  • Rakhee Saxena, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
    • ,
  • Sheila Sait, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
    • ,
  • Paulette Mhawech-Fauceglia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pathology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA. Tel.: +1 716 845 3204; fax: +1 716 845 3427.

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PII: S1092-9134(05)00185-1

doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2005.11.001

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 363-366 , December 2006

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