Angiomyofibroblastoma: A clinicopathologic study of eight cases and review of the literature

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 161-169

  Vasquez, Mariela D ^a   Ro, Jae Y ^a   Park, Yong W ^a   Tornos, Carmen S ^a   Ordoñez, Nelson G ^a   Ayala, Alberto G ^a  

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

Author keywords

Aggressive angiomyxoma; Angiomyofibroblastoma; Vulva

Indexed keywords

DESMIN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLASTOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MORPHOLOGY; MYXOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VULVA TUMOR;

EID: 0032813521     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106689699900700306     Document Type: Article

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