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Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor-Clinicopathological Spectrum, Including Unusual Features and Immunohistochemical Analysis of 45 Tumors Diagnosed at a Tertiary Cancer Referral Centre, with Molecular Results t(11; 22) (p13; q12) (EWS-WT1) in Select Cases

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  1. Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr E.B. Road, Parel, Mumbai, India, 400012

    Bharat Rekhi, Sharique Ahmed, Saral S. Desai, Mukta Ramadwar, Sangeeta B. Desai & Nirmala A. Jambhekar

  2. Division of Molecular Pathology, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Navi Mumbai, Khargar, India

    Ranjan Basak & Sangeeta B. Desai

  3. Pediatric Surgical Oncology Services, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India

    Sajid S Qureshi

  4. Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400012

    Purna Kurkure

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Rekhi, B., Ahmed, S., Basak, R. et al. Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor-Clinicopathological Spectrum, Including Unusual Features and Immunohistochemical Analysis of 45 Tumors Diagnosed at a Tertiary Cancer Referral Centre, with Molecular Results t(11; 22) (p13; q12) (EWS-WT1) in Select Cases. Pathol. Oncol. Res. 18, 917–927 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12253-012-9522-z

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