Superficial angiomyxoma (cutaneous myxoma): A clinicopathologic study of 17 cases arising in the genital region

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 325-334

  Fetsch, John F ^a   Laskin, William B ^b   Tavassoli, Fattaneh A ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiomyxoma; Immunohistochemistry; Myxoma; Scrotum; Soft tissue; Vulva

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MYXOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM DISORDER; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE; VULVA TUMOR;

EID: 0030874653     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004347-199710000-00006     Document Type: Article

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