Angiomyofibroblastoma of the vulva: A mitotically active variant?

Pathology International

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 292-296

  Takeshima, Yukio ^a   Shinkoh, Yasushi ^b   Inai, Kouki ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b National Ohtake Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aggressive angiomyxoma; Angiomyofibroblastoma; Desmin; Vulva

Indexed keywords

DESMIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOMA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MITOSIS; MITOSIS RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; SPINDLE CELL; STROMA CELL; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VULVA TUMOR;

EID: 0031816056     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1998.tb03908.x     Document Type: Article

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