Extragastrointestinal (soft tissue) stromal tumors: An analysis of 48 cases with emphasis on histologic predictors of outcome

Modern Pathology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 577-585

  Reith, John D ^a   Goldblum, John R ^b   Lyles, Robert H ^c   Weiss, Sharon W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor; Leiomyosarcoma; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MITOSIS RATE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR;

EID: 0034109008     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3880099     Document Type: Article

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