Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma in adults: Clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis of three cases

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 450-455

  Mentzel, Thomas ^a   Mazzoleni, Guido ^b   Dei Tos, Angelo P ^c   Fletcher, Christopher D M ^d  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b Regional Hospital   (Italy)

^c Regional Hospital   (Italy)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood vessel; Hemangioendothelioma; Kaposi's sarcoma; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030753335     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/108.4.450     Document Type: Article

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