Atypical lipomatous tumors with smooth muscle differentiation: Report of two cases

Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 425-427

  Zámečík, Michal ^a   Michal, Michal ^b   Sulč, Miroslav ^c  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Slovakia)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c General Hospital   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Atypical lipomatous tumor; Leiomyosarcoma; Liposarcoma; Smooth muscle; Soft tissue tumor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; DESMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL REGION; LIPOSARCOMA; MALE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; THORAX;

EID: 0033404832     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003130299104864     Document Type: Article

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