Fibrosarcomatous Bednar tumor with distant metastases - A case report

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-29

  Kini, Hema ^a   Raghuveer, C V ^a   Pai, Muktha R ^a   Kalpana, S ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Bednar tumor; Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans; Fibrosarcoma; Skins neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUE NEVUS; CASE REPORT; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; FIBROSARCOMA; FIBROSARCOMATOUS BEDNAR TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; MULTIPLE CANCER; PHARYNX TUMOR; PIGMENTED DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; SKIN TUMOR; THIGH; THORAX WALL TUMOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 4444246878     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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