Superficial cervico-vaginal myofibroblastoma: A report of five cases

Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 144-148

  Stewart, Colin J R ^a   Amanuel, Benhur ^b   Brennan, Barbara A ^a   Jain, Sanjiv ^d   Rajakaruna, Ramela ^b   Wallace, Sharon ^c  

^a KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ST JOHN OF GOD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Institute of Pathology   (United States)

^d CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervix; Immunohistochemistry; Mesenchymal tumour; Myofibroblastoma; Vagina

Indexed keywords

CALDESMON; CALPONIN; CD34 ANTIGEN; CD99 ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN; DESMIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN S 100; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FIBROMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEIOMYOMA; MESENCHYMOMA; POLYP; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SUPERFICIAL CERVICO VAGINAL MYOFIBROBLASTOMA; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA TUMOR;

EID: 17844389357     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020500058284     Document Type: Article

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