Gastrointestinal stromal tumor versus intra-abdominal fibromatosis of the bowel wall: A clinically important differential diagnosis

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 947-957

  Yantiss, Rhonda K ^b   Spiro, Ira J ^b   Compton, Carolyn C ^b   Rosenberg, Andrew E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gatrointestinal stromal tumor; Immunohistochemistry; Intra abdominal fibromatosis; Unltrastructure

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; PROTEIN S 100; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR; VIMENTIN;

ABDOMINAL FIBROMATOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INFANT; INTESTINE WALL; MALE; MITOSIS RATE; NEWBORN; SPINDLE CELL; STROMA; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR NECROSIS; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FIBROMA; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOTIC INDEX; STROMAL CELLS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033916239     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200007000-00006     Document Type: Article

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