We report the case of a seventy-five year old woman with a sporadic primary malignant
intracerebral nerve sheath tumor (MINST). These tumors fall within the spectrum of …

Abstract Background Although tissue microarrays (TMAs) are commonly employed in clinical
and basic-science research, there are no guidelines for evaluating the appropriateness of a …

In this study we aimed to confirm the emerging role of Chromatin Assembly Factor 1 (CAF-1
p60) as a new proliferation and prognostic marker for cancer and to test the usefulness of …

Tissue microarray (TMA) technology allows analysis of multiple tumour samples
simultaneously on a single slide. The aim of the present study was to develop and assess a …

Background/Aim: Comparison of the expression of Ki-67, MCM3, 5, 7 and MTI/II proteins
using immunohistochemistry (IHC) on whole section (WS) and tissue microarray (TMA) of …

SciELO - Brasil - Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors: clinicopathological aspects,
expression of p53 and survival Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors …

ABSTRACT AIMS To study the expression of Bcl-2, Bcl-x, as well the presence of cleaved
caspase-3 in neurofibromas and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. The expression …

Objectives To evaluate the expression of progesterone receptor (PR), estrogen receptor
(ER), and G protein–coupled estrogen receptor 1 (GPER-1) in cutaneous neurofibromas …

Abstract Increased cyclooxygenase‐2 (COX‐2) expression is thought to support
tumorigenesis through various mechanisms and is analyzed as a potential cancer marker. In …

Background Multiple cutaneous neurofibromas are a hallmark of neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1).
They begin to appear during puberty and increase in number and volume during pregnancy …