Haemorrhagic dermatomyofibroma (plaque-like dermal fibromatosis): Clinicopathological and immunohistochemical analysis of three cases resembling plaque-stage Kaposi's sarcoma

Histopathology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 594-598

  Mentzel, Thomas ^a   Kutzner, H ^a  

^a Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dermatomyofibroma; Immunohistochemistry; Kaposi's sarcoma; Myofibroblast; Myofibroblastic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; DERMATOFIBROMA; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; DERMATOMYOFIBROMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FIBROMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; MYOFIBROBLAST; NEUROFIBROMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN TUMOR;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEMORRHAGE; HISTIOCYTOMA, BENIGN FIBROUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0038170590     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.2003.01635.x     Document Type: Article

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