Primary gastrointestinal clear cell sarcoma: report of 2 cases, one case associated with IgG4-related sclerosing disease, and review of literature

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-35

  Joo, Mee ^a   Chang, Sun Hee ^a   Kim, Hanseong ^a   Gardner, Jerad M ^b   Ro, Jae Yun ^b  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clear cell sarcoma; IgG4; Sclerosis; Small intestine

Indexed keywords

HUMANS; ILEUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; JEJUNAL NEOPLASMS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SARCOMA, CLEAR CELL; SCLEROSIS;

EID: 57949095956     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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