Fibroblastic/myofibroblastic sarcoma of the skin: A report of five cases

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 128-134

  Diaz Cascajo, Carlos ^a,c   Borghi, Susanna ^a   Weyers, Wolfgang ^a   Metze, Dieter ^b  

^a Center for Dermatopathology   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c Center for Dermatopathology   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTIC SARCOMA; FIBROSARCOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA; MYOFIBROBLASTIC SARCOMA; SARCOMA; SPINDLE CELL SARCOMA; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; FIBROSARCOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MYOSARCOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037301747     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0560.2003.00014.x     Document Type: Article

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