Atypical pleomorphic epithelioid angiomyolipoma localized to the pelvis: A case report and review of the literature

Histopathology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 292-295

  Gronchi, A ^a   Diment, J ^a   Colecchia, M ^a   Fiore, M ^a   Santinami, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiomyolipoma; PEComa; Pelvic tumour; Sarcoma; Soft tissue tumour

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; CALPONIN; DESMIN; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; PARAFFIN; PROTEIN S 100; VIMENTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANGIOMYOLIPOMA; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIOID CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METASTASIS; NUCLEOLUS; PELVIS CANCER; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECTOUTERINE POUCH; REVIEW; TISSUE FIXATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ANGIOMYOLIPOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOUGLAS' POUCH; EPITHELIOID CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1642483445     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0309-0167.2004.01801.x     Document Type: Review

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