Myxoid myofibroblastoma of the breast with atypical cells: A potential diagnostic pitfall [3]

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 450, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 483-485

  Magro, Gaetano ^a   Amico, Paolo ^a   Gurrera, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atypical cells; Breast; Myofibroblastoma; Myxoid variant

Indexed keywords

BENIGN TUMOR; BREAST TUMOR; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LETTER; MYXOID MYOFIBROBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL; TUMOR CELL;

ACTINS; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD34; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; DESMIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEOPLASMS, MUSCLE TISSUE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; VIMENTIN;

EID: 33947496239     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-007-0373-z     Document Type: Letter

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