Smooth muscle tumors of soft tissue

Advances in Anatomic Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 351-359

  Weiss, Sharon W ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus associated smooth muscle tumor; Leiomyoma; Leiomyosarcoma; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

DECISION TREE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGY; LEIOMYOMA; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; MUSCLE TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

DECISION TREES; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEIOMYOMA; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; RETROPERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; SEX FACTORS; SMOOTH MUSCLE TUMOR; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036833633     PISSN: 10724109     EISSN: 15334031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00125480-200211000-00004     Document Type: Review

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