Primary mediastinal liposarcoma: Clinicopathologic analysis of 24 cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1868-1874

  Hahn, Hejin P ^a   Fletcher, Christopher D M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Liposarcoma; Mediastinum; Sarcoma; Soft tissue

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPOSARCOMA; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; METASTASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPOSARCOMA; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36448937519     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e318093f925     Document Type: Article

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