Pleomorphic hyalinizing angiectatic tumor of soft parts: A low-grade neoplasm resembling neurilemoma

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-29

  Smith, Mark E F ^a   Fisher, Cyril ^b   Weiss, Sharon W ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyalinization; Malignant fibrous histiocytoma; Neurilemoma; Sarcoma; Vasculature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYALINE DEGENERATION; MALE; MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA; MESENCHYMOMA; NEURILEMOMA; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0030024186     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199601000-00002     Document Type: Article

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