Glomangiosarcoma of the Hand: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 827-833

  Park, Jung Hun ^a   Oh, Seok Hun ^a   Yang, Moon Ho ^a   Kim, Nack In ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Glomangiosarcoma; Painful mass of hand

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; VIMENTIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; GLOMANGIOSARCOMA; GLOMUS TUMOR; HAND TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METASTASIS; MITOSIS; PINOCYTOSIS;

EID: 0345095488     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2003.tb00486.x     Document Type: Article

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