Dumbbell-shaped leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava with foci of rhabdoid changes and osteoclast-type giant cells

Pathology International

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 256-260

  Nikaido, Takashi ^a,b   Endo, Yasuhiko ^b   Nimura, Satoshi ^b   Ishikura, Hiroshi ^a   Ushigome, Shinichiro ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Inferior vena cava; Leiomyosarcoma; Osteoclast type multinucleated giant cells; Rhabdoid cell

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CHLORDANE; DESMIN; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; VIMENTIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL SHAPE; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUSCLE SPINDLE; OSTEOCLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOID TUMOR; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR EMBOLISM; TUMOR GROWTH;

AGED; FATAL OUTCOME; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; VASCULAR NEOPLASMS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 2442658876     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2004.01616.x     Document Type: Article

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