Pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma mimicking mesothelioma

Pathology International

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 730-734

  Bahrami, Armita ^a,d   Allen, Timothy C ^b   Cagle, Philip T ^c  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiosarcoma; Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma; Mesothelioma mimickers; Pulmonary neoplasms; Vascular markers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA, EPITHELIOID; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; THORACOTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 53549086653     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: 14401827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2008.02301.x     Document Type: Article

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