Immunohistochemistry for β-catenin in the differential diagnosis of spindle cell lesions: Analysis of a series and review of the literature

Histopathology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 509-514

  Carlson, J W ^a   Fletcher, C D M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

catenin; Fibromatosis; Immunohistochemistry; Sarcoma; Soft tissue

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ARTICLE; CALCIFYING APONEUROTIC FIBROMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOID TUMOR; DESMOPLASTIC FIBROBLASTOMA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FAMILIAL ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS; FASCIITIS; FIBROMA; FIBROMATOSIS; FIBROMATOSIS COLLI; FIBROSARCOMA; GARDNER SYNDROME; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; LIPOFIBROMA; LITERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; MYOFIBROBLASTIC SARCOMA; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; NODULAR FASCIITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SARCOMA; SOLITARY FIBROUS TUMOR; SPINDLE CELL CARCINOMA; TENDON SHEATH;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; BETA CATENIN; CELL NUCLEUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FIBROMATOSIS, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; SARCOMA; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 34548777536     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2007.02794.x     Document Type: Article

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