Solitary cutaneous myofibromas in adults: Report of six cases and discussion of differential diagnosis

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 437-444

  Guitart, Joan ^a   Ritter, Jon H ^b   Wick, Mark R ^b  

^a Section of Dermatopathology   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; DESMIN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; SKIN TUMOR; SPINDLE CELL;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FIBROMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0029955913     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1996.tb01433.x     Document Type: Article

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