Uterine leiomyoma versus leiomyosarcoma: A new attempt at differential diagnosis based on their cellular characteristics

Histopathology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 563-568

  Watanabe, K ^a   Suzuki, T ^a  

^a FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Leiomyoma; Leiomyosarcoma; Oestrogen receptor; Progesterone receptor; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULATION NECROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MICROSCOPY; NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL; UTERUS MYOMA;

ACTINS; ADULT; CALMODULIN-BINDING PROTEINS; DESMIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMA; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PROGNOSIS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33645388400     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2006.02368.x     Document Type: Article

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