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Pedriatic rhabdomyosarcomas express the intermediate filament nestin.
Immunohistochemistry of MyoD1 in adult pleomorphic soft tissue sarcomas. Primary intracranial rhabdomyosarcoma. Rhabdomyosarcoma in the region of the sella turcica.