Solitary fibrous tumors of the skin: A clinicopathologic study of 10 cases and review of the literature

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 844-850

  Erdag, Gulsun ^a   Qureshi, Hina S ^b   Patterson, James W ^b   Wick, Mark R ^b,c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 13A; CD34 ANTIGEN; CD99 ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN; DESMIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; KERATIN; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN S 100; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXCISION; FEMALE; FIBROMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MITOSIS; SKIN TUMOR; SPINDLE CELL; STROMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOLITARY FIBROUS TUMORS;

EID: 35348988174     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2006.00728.x     Document Type: Article

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