Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with fibrosarcomatous areas: A clinico- pathologic and immunohistochemic study in four cases

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 562-567

  Díaz Cascajo, Carlos ^a,d   Weyers, Wolfgang ^b   Borrego, Leopoldo ^c   Iñarrea, Jesús Bastida ^a   Borghi, Susanna ^b  

^a Hospital Nuestra Senora del Pino   (Spain)

^b Center for Dermatopathology   (Germany)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INSULAR DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^d Center for Dermatopathology   (Germany)

Author keywords

CD34; Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans; Fibrosarcoma; Soft tissue sarcomas

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; FIBROSARCOMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, CD34; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA; FEMALE; FIBROSARCOMA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030778659     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199712000-00002     Document Type: Article

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