Spindle cell hemangioendothelioma: An analysis of 78 cases with reassessment of its pathogenesis and biologic behavior

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1196-1204

  Perkins, Philip ^a   Weiss, Sharon W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiomatosis; Angiosarcoma; Cavernous hemangioma; Hemangioendothelioma; Kaposi's sarcoma; Maffucci's syndrome; Spindle cell hemangioendothelioma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; FEMALE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HEMANGIOMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINDLE CELL; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; ENCHONDROMATOSIS; FEMALE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; VASCULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0029793859     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199610000-00004     Document Type: Article

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