Human Pathology
Volume 41, Issue 10 , Pages 1495-1499 , October 2010

Anaplastic sarcoma of the kidney with chromosomal abnormality: first report on cytogenetic findings

  • Kiyoshi Gomi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pathology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, 232-8555 Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Pathology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, 232-8555, Japan.
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  • Satoshi Hamanoue, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hemato-oncology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, 232-8555 Japan
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  • Mio Tanaka, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pathology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, 232-8555 Japan
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  • Masae Matsumoto, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hemato-oncology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, 232-8555 Japan
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  • Norihiko Kitagawa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgery, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, 232-8555 Japan
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  • Tetsu Niwa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, 232-8555 Japan
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  • Noriko Aida, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, 232-8555 Japan
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  • Hisato Kigasawa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hemato-oncology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, 232-8555 Japan
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  • Yukichi Tanaka, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pathology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, 232-8555 Japan

Received 6 January 2010 ,Revised 22 February 2010 ,Accepted 11 March 2010.

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PII: S0046-8177(10)00133-4

doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2010.03.008

Human Pathology
Volume 41, Issue 10 , Pages 1495-1499 , October 2010

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