Genital angiomyofibroblastoma. Comparison with aggressive angiomyxoma and other myxoid neoplasms of skin and soft tissue

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 36-44

  Ockner, Daniel M ^a   Sayadi, Hassan ^a   Swanson, Paul E ^a   Ritter, Jon H ^a   Wick, Mark R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Genital neoplasms; Immunohistology; Soft tissue tumors

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; DESMIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; LEIOMYOBLASTOMA; LEIOMYOMA; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA; MYOFIBROBLAST; MYXOMA; MYXOSARCOMA; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEUROFIBROMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR;

EID: 0031048897     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/107.1.36     Document Type: Article

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