Breast tumors with myofibroblastic differentiation: Clinico-pathological observations in myofibroblastoma and myofibrosarcoma

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-10

  Gocht, Andreas ^a   Bosmuller H C ^b   Bassler R ^d   Tavassoli, F A ^c   Moinfar, F ^c   Katenkamp, D ^d   Schirrmacher, K ^d   Luders R ^d   Saeger, W ^a  

^a Institut fur Pathologie   (Germany)

^b Abteilung fur Pathologie   (Austria)

^c ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^d Marienkrankenhaus ^*

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Mammary gland; Myofibroblast; Myofibroblastoma; Myofibrosarcoma

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CD68 ANTIGEN; COLLAGEN; DESMIN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOMETRY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; MYOFIBROBLAST; MYOFIBROBLASTOMA; MYOFILAMENT; PATHOLOGY; SPINDLE CELL; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0345491036     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0344-0338(99)80087-9     Document Type: Article

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