Angiosarcoma of the ovary: Clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis of four cases with a broad morphologic spectrum

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 620-630

  Nucci, Marisa R ^a   Krausz, Thomas ^b   Lifschitz Mercer, B ^c   Chan, John K C ^d   Fletcher, Christopher D M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ovary Angiosarcoma; Sarcoma; Vascular neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; OVARY TUMOR; SPINDLE CELL; TUMOR GROWTH; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD31; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

EID: 0031896917     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199805000-00014     Document Type: Article

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