Myofibroblastoma of the chest wall: Report of a case

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 175-178

  Franchi, Alessandro ^a   Dini, Mario ^a   Santucci, Marco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Ist di Anat e Istologia Patologica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Myofibroblastoma; Soft tissues

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHILD; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; HEMANGIOPERICYTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE CANCER; THORAX WALL CANCER;

EID: 0030423134     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106689699600400307     Document Type: Article

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