Pulmonary artery sarcoma: A clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 12 cases

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 419-424

  Huo, Lei ^a   Moran, Cesar A ^a   Fuller, Gregory N ^a   Gladish, Gregory ^a   Suster, Saul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinicopathologic; Histologic classification; Immunohistochemistry; Intimal sarcoma; Prognosis; Pulmonary artery

Indexed keywords

CD31 ANTIGEN; CD34 ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN; DESMIN; PROTEIN S 100; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; LUNG ARTERY SARCOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY ARTERY DISEASE; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SARCOMA;

EID: 33644638805     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/9H8RHUV1JL1WE0QF     Document Type: Article

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