Leiomyosarcoma of the head and neck: A clinicopathological study

Histopathology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 518-525

  Montgomery, E ^a   Goldblum, J R ^b   Fisher, C ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Head and neck; Leiomyosarcoma; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DESMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; MAXILLA CANCER; MAXILLA SINUS CARCINOMA; METASTASIS; MOUTH CARCINOMA; NOSE CARCINOMA; PHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ACTINS; ADULT; AGED; DESMIN; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

EID: 0036278169     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.2002.01412.x     Document Type: Article

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