Focal myositis a clinicopathologic study of 115 cases of an intramuscular mass-like reactive process

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1016-1024

  Auerbach, Aaron ^a,d   Julie, C Fanburg Smith ^b   Wang, Guanghua ^c   Rushing, Elisabeth J ^d  

^a Departments of Hematopathology   (United States)

^b Departments of Orthopaedic and Soft Tissue Pathology   (United States)

^c Departments of Molecular Pathology   (United States)

^d ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Focal myositis; IgG4; MHC 1; Myositis; Plasmacytic dendritic cells; Polymyositis; Proliferative myositis; Pseudotumor; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENDRITIC CELL; FEMALE; FOCAL MYOSITIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; LEG MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOSITIS; NECK MUSCLE; PLASMA CELL; POLYMYOSITIS; PSEUDOTUMOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; GENES, T-CELL RECEPTOR; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649528566     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31819e63fe     Document Type: Article

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