Epithelioid-cell myofibroblastoma of the breast expanding the morphologic spectrum

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1085-1092

  Magro, Gaetano ^a  

^a Anatomia Patologica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast; Core biopsy; Epithelioid cells; Morphological variant; Myofibroblastoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CD34 ANTIGEN; CD99 ANTIGEN; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; DESMIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN BCL 2; VIMENTIN;

ADIPOCYTE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST MYOFIBROBLASTOMA; BREAST TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORE BIOPSY; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MITOSIS RATE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; TUMOR GROWTH;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE; EPITHELIOID CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, MUSCLE TISSUE; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 67649544262     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31819e642a     Document Type: Article

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