Distinctive cytogenetic profile in benign metastasizing leiomyoma: Pathogenetic implications

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 737-743

  Nucci, Marisa R ^a   Drapkin, Ronny ^a   Cin, Paola Dal ^a   Fletcher, Christopher D M ^a   Fletcher, Jonathan A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytogenetics; Leiomyoma; Metastasis; Pulmonary; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMA; LUNG TUMOR; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROSCOPY; MUSCLE TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY CYST; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR RECURRENCE; UTERUS MYOMA;

ACTINS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 19; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 22; DESMIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; LEIOMYOMA; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34247587152     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000213414.15633.4e     Document Type: Article

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