Myxoid dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: Clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular analysis of eight cases

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 443-448

  Mentzel, Thomas ^a   Schärer, Leo ^a   Kazakov, Dmitry V ^b   Michal, Michal ^b  

^a Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis   (Germany)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans; Mesenchymal neoplasms; Myxoid dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans; Myxoid mesenchymal neoplasms; Skin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 13A; CD31 ANTIGEN; CD34 ANTIGEN; CD99 ANTIGEN; COL1A1 PROTEIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; GENE PRODUCT; PDGFB PROTEIN; PROTEIN S 100; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BACK; BLOOD VESSEL; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUSION GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GIANT CELL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; THIGH; TUMOR VOLUME;

ACTINS; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, CD34; CA-15-3 ANTIGEN; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLLAGEN TYPE I; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GENE FUSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-SIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 34648835958     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e318145413c     Document Type: Article

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