Solitary fibrous tumor of the female genital tract: A case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 259-264

  Biedrzycki, Olaf James ^a   Singh, Naveena ^a   Habeeb, Hani ^b   Wathen, Neville ^b   Faruqi, Asma ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Female genital tract; Solitary fibrous tumor; Vulva

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; CD99 ANTIGEN; COLLAGEN; DESMIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN S 100; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLITARY FIBROUS TUMOR; SPINDLE CELL; STROMA; VULVA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, FIBROUS TISSUE; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34250858981     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pgp.0000250144.59839.a8     Document Type: Article

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