Myxoid leiomyosarcoma of soft tissue, an underrecognized variant

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 927-936

  Rubin, Brian P ^a   Fletcher, Christopher D M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Leiomyosarcoma; Myxoid; Sarcoma; Smooth Muscle; Soft Tissue

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; DESMIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; KERATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; MYXOSARCOMA; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SPINDLE CELL; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033942992     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200007000-00004     Document Type: Article

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