An endometrial stromal tumor with osteoclast-like giant cells: Expanding the morphological spectrum

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 160-165

  Fadare, Oluwole ^a   McCalip, Benjamin ^a   Mariappan, M Rajan ^a   Hileeto, Denise ^a   Parkash, Vinita ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial stromal sarcoma; Osteoclastlike giant cells; Stromal nodule; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER INFILTRATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL TUMOR; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; OSTEOCLAST; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

AGED; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL TUMORS; FEMALE; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; OSTEOCLASTS; SARCOMA, ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 20444415334     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2005.03.002     Document Type: Article

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