Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma: A study of five cases emphasizing diagnostic criteria

Histopathology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 354-360

  Eyden, B P ^a,b   Manson, C ^a   Banerjee, S S ^a   Roberts, I S D ^a   Harris, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collagen secretion granule; Electron microscopy; Epithelioid; Fibrosarcoma; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEMALE; FIBROSARCOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETORY GRANULE;

ADULT; AGED; EPITHELIOID CELLS; FEMALE; FIBROSARCOMA; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; RETICULIN; SCLEROSIS; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031736420     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1998.00530.x     Document Type: Article

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