Myofibroblastic tumors. Short summary of the clinic at features, diagnosis, and differential diagnosis;Myofibroblastare tumoren: Kurzgefalsste ubersicht zur klinik, diagnose und differentialdiagnose

Pathologe

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 176-186

  Mentzel, T ^a   Katenkamp, D ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angiomyofibroblastoma; Fibromatosis; Fibrosarcoma; Immunohistochemistry; Myofibroblastic tumours; Myofibroblastoma; Myofibroma; Myofibrosar coma; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; DESMIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; CHILD; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FIBROMATOSIS; FIBROSARCOMA; HEMANGIOPERICYTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LEIOMYOMA; MYOFIBROBLAST; MYXOMA; REVIEW; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; INFANT; LYMPH NODE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR;

ADULT; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FIBROMATOSIS, AGGRESSIVE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEIOMYOMA; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MYOFIBROMATOSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032059588     PISSN: 01728113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002920050271     Document Type: Review

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