Unusual morphologic features of endometrial stromal tumors: A report of 2 cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1394-1398

  Baker, Patricia M ^a   Moch, Holger ^b   Oliva, Esther ^c  

^a HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bizarre nuclei; Endometrial stromal neoplasia; Fatty metaplasia; Skeletal muscle differentiation; Unusual morphologic features

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL TUMOR; FATTY METAPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; METAPLASIA; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE TUMOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE METAPLASIA; SMOOTH MUSCLE METAPLASIA;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL TUMORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; NEPRILYSIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE TUMOR;

EID: 25444445270     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000172295.05527.28     Document Type: Article

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