Cutaneous vascular tumours: An update

Histopathology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 661-673

  Goh, S G N ^a   Calonje, E ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital haemangiomas; Haemangioendothelioma; Intermediate malignancy; New entities; Radiotherapy induced vascular proliferation; Vascular tumours

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GIANT CELL TUMOR; HEMANGIOBLASTOMA; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HEMANGIOMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KAPOSI SARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VASCULAR TUMOR;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; LYMPHANGIOMA; NEOPLASMS, VASCULAR TISSUE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 42649134123     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2007.02924.x     Document Type: Review

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