Transformed dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: A clinicopathological study of eight cases

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 751-756

  Szollosi, Z ^a   Nemes, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CD34 ANTIGEN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; METASTASIS; MITOSIS INDEX; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FIBROSARCOMA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HISTIOCYTOMA, BENIGN FIBROUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOSIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 21844443143     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.019349     Document Type: Article

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