Clinicopathologic features of vulvar squamous cell carcinomas exhibiting prominent fibromyxoid stromal response

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 137-145

  Ambros, Robert A ^a   Malfetano, John H ^a   Mihm, Martin C ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Desmoplasia; Fibromyxoid stroma; Squamous carcinoma; Survival analysis; Vulva

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGENASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; VULVA CARCINOMA; VULVECTOMY;

EID: 0029862661     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004347-199604000-00008     Document Type: Article

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