Low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma with intracardiac extension. Evolution of extensive smooth muscle differentiation and usefulness of immunohistochemistry for its recognition and distinction from intravenous leiomyomatosis

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 195, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 501-508

  Mikami, Y ^a   Demopolous, R L ^a   Boctor, F ^a   Febre, E F ^a   Harris, M ^a   Kronzen, I ^a   Scholes, J V ^a  

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Author keywords

Intracardiac extension; Low grade endometrial stromal sarcoma; Pathology; Smooth muscle differentiation

Indexed keywords

DACARBAZINE; DESMIN; DOXORUBICIN; TAMOXIFEN; VIMENTIN;

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL POPULATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOMETRIUM SARCOMA; FEMALE; HEART; HEART TUMOR; HISTOGENESIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; LIVER METASTASIS; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MYOMETRIUM; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SPINDLE CELL; STROMA CELL; TUMOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0032797856     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0344-0338(99)80054-5     Document Type: Article

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