Deciduoid-like myofibroblastoma of the breast: A potential pitfall of malignancy

Histopathology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 652-654

  Magro, G ^a   Gangemi, P ^a   Greco, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; CALDESMON; CD34 ANTIGEN; CD99 ANTIGEN; DESMIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN BCL 2; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ANGIOMYOLIPOMA; APOCRINE CARCINOMA; BREAST MYOFIBROBLASTOMA; BREAST TUMOR; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXCISION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMA; LETTER; MAMMOGRAPHY; MELANOMA; NEURILEMOMA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; APOCRINE GLANDS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DECIDUA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, MUSCLE TISSUE; SWEAT GLAND NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 41149124818     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2008.02992.x     Document Type: Letter

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