Myxofibrosarcoma presenting in the skin: Clinicopathological features and differential diagnosis with cutaneous myxoid neoplasms

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 281-286

  Mansoor, Atiya ^a   White Jr , Clifton R ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Myxofibrosarcoma; Sarcoma; Skin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INFILTRATION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FIBROMYXOSARCOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMA; SKIN; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NODULE; SKIN TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

ACTINS; AGED; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, MYELOMONOCYTIC; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOMA, BENIGN FIBROUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0041303414     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200308000-00001     Document Type: Article

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