Giant-cell fibroblastoma: A case report emphasising the presence of hyperplastic subplasmalemmal linear densities in continuity with granular matrices in the extracellular space

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 509-514

  Eyden, Brian ^a   Yamazaki, K ^b   Banerjee, S S ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SAISEIKAI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Fibroblast; Fibroxnectin; Giant cell fibroblastoma; Granular matrix; Subplasmalemmal linear density

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CASE REPORT; CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FIBROMA; GIANT CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FIBROMA; GIANT CELL TUMORS; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034304964     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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