Collagen-rich tumors of soft tissues: An overview

Advances in Anatomic Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 179-199

  Nielsen, G Petur ^a   O'Connell, John X ^b   Wehrli, Bret M ^c   Rosenberg, Andrew E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SURREY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collagen; Fibroblast; Fibrous; Myofibroblast; Soft tissue tumor; Spindle cell

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; TUMOR MARKER;

CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR;

COLLAGEN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 1542599105     PISSN: 10724109     EISSN: 15334031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00125480-200307000-00001     Document Type: Review

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