Cutaneous epithelioid angiosarcoma: A neoplasm with potential pitfalls in diagnosis

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 362-369

  Mobini, Narciss ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Associated Pathologists Laboratories   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

AGED; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE MARKER; EPITHELIOID SARCOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HISTORY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MASTECTOMY; MELANOMA; PATIENT CARE; TUMOR BIOPSY; VASCULAR LESION; VASCULAR TUMOR;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 59149083392     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2008.01052.x     Document Type: Article

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