Pulmonary metastasis from liposarcoma: A clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 24 cases

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 265-275

  Nicolas, Marlo ^a   Moran, Cesar A ^a   Suster, Saul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Liposarcoma; Lung; Metastasis

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RECURRENCE; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEDIFFERENTIATED LIPOSARCOMA; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPOSARCOMA; LUNG LOBE; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; MYXOSARCOMA; PLEOMORPHIC LIPOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 13244287885     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/BLYM30CDJJC6G1NQ     Document Type: Review

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