Liposarcoma (atypical lipomatous tumors) of the vulva: A clinicopathologic study of six cases

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-23

  Nucci, Marisa R ^a   Fletcher, Christopher D M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Lipoma; Liposarcoma; Sarcoma; Soft tissue; Vulva

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPOSARCOMA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; TUMOR CELL; VULVA TUMOR;

EID: 0031984308     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004347-199801000-00004     Document Type: Article

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