The evolving classification of soft tissue tumours: An update based on the new WHO classification

Histopathology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-12

  Fletcher, C D M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Sarcoma; Soft tissue; Tumour

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTE; BONE TUMOR; CANCER RISK; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL TYPE; FIBROBLAST; FIBROHISTIOCYTOMA; GENETIC DISORDER; HEMANGIOPERICYTOMA; HISTIOCYTOMA; HISTOGENESIS; HUMAN; METASTASIS; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE TUMOR; MYOFIBROBLAST; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; VASCULAR TUMOR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33645087651     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2005.02284.x     Document Type: Review

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