Malignant fibrous histiocytoma: Histomorphological pattern or tumour type

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 192, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 877-881

  Meister, P ^a,b  

^a Institute of Pathology   (Germany)

^b Institut fur Pathologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Entity; MFH; Pattern

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN;

ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA; MELANOMA; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 0029852437     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0344-0338(96)80066-5     Document Type: Article

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