Angiosarcomas of the breast developing post radiotherapy

Histopathology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-195

  Parham, D M ^a   Fisher, C ^b  

^a ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiosarcoma; Breast; Postirradiation

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; CD31 ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN; DESMIN; TAMOXIFEN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST SARCOMA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPINDLE CELL;

EID: 0030737771     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1997.5880824.x     Document Type: Article

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