Myopericytoma of skin and soft tissues: Clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 54 cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 104-113

  Mentzel, Thomas ^a   Dei Tos, Angelo P ^b   Sapi, Zoltan ^c   Kutzner, Heinz ^a  

^a Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis   (Germany)

^b Regional Hospital   (Italy)

^c ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Angioleiomyoma; Glomus tumor; Hemangiopericytoma; Immunohistochemistry; Myofibroma; Myopericytoma; Perivascular neoplasms; Skin; Soft tissues

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CALDESMON; DESMIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOMUS TUMOR; HEMANGIOPERICYTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPERICYTOMA; SKIN TUMOR; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE; VASCULAR TUMOR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOMYOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GLOMUS TUMOR; HEMANGIOPERICYTOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOFIBROMA; NEOPLASMS, VASCULAR TISSUE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33645059746     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000178091.54147.b1     Document Type: Article

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