Myxofibrosarcoma in the skin

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 935-940

  Clarke, Loren E ^a   Zhang, Paul J ^b   Crawford, Glen H ^b   Elenitsas, Rosalie ^b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FIBROMYXOSARCOMA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA; SKIN TUMOR; TUMOR BIOPSY;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FIBROMA; FIBROSARCOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBROMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 51649086491     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00922.x     Document Type: Article

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