Giant cell tumors of soft tissue: A clinicopathologic study of 18 benign and malignant tumors

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 386-395

  O'Connell, John X ^a   Wehrli, Bret M ^a   Nielsen, Gunnlaugur P ^b   Rosenberg, Andrew E ^b  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Giant cell tumor; Giant cell tumor of bone; Malignant fibrous histiocytoma; Soft tissue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GIANT CELL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA; MITOSIS RATE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; OSTEOCLAST; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GIANT CELL TUMORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034088956     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200003000-00007     Document Type: Article

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