Cutaneous malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 896-900

  Thomas, Crystal ^a   Somani, Najwa ^b,c   Owen, Lafayette G ^b,d   Malone, Janine C ^b,d   Billings, Steven D ^b,c  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Anatomic Pathology ^*

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CASE REPORT; CUTANEOUS MALIGNANT PERIPHERAL NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; DERMIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MITOSIS; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVE TUMOR; SKIN CANCER; SPINDLE CELL; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DERMIS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MITOSIS; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67650679339     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2008.01151.x     Document Type: Article

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