Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of soft tissue: Report of a case with ultrastructural observations

Ultrastructural Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-78

  Vasquez, Mariela ^a   Ordóñez, Nelson G ^b   English, George W ^a   Mackay, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b High Plains Baptist Health Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma; Immunohistochemistry; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0031913797     PISSN: 01913123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01913129809032260     Document Type: Article

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