Superficial malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor: A rare and challenging diagnosis

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 685-692

  Allison, Kimberly H ^a   Patel, Rajiv M ^b   Goldblum, John R ^b   Rubin, Brian P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous; Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor; MPNST; Superficial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER INVASION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEUROFIBROMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINDLE CELL;

EID: 27444440967     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/V8XMK5R78Q96V090     Document Type: Review

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