Cellular fibromas of the ovary: A study of 75 cases including 40 mitotically active tumors emphasizing their distinction from fibrosarcoma

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 929-938

  Irving, Julie A ^a,e   Alkushi, Abdulmohsen ^b   Young, Robert H ^c,d   Clement, Philip B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cellular fibroma; Fibrosarcoma; Ovary

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR FIBROMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FIBROMA; FIBROSARCOMA; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITOSIS; MITOSIS RATE; OVARY TUMOR; PELVIS; PROGNOSIS; SPINDLE CELL; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FIBROMA; FIBROSARCOMA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MITOTIC INDEX; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 33747606295     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200608000-00001     Document Type: Article

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