Vascular leiomyosarcoma: Clinicopathology and immunohistochemistry with special reference to a unique smooth muscle phenotype

Pathology International

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 212-216

  Matsuyama, Atsuji ^a   Hisaoka, Masanori ^a   Hashimoto, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Leiomyosarcoma; Smooth muscle; Soft tissue; Vascular

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; CALDESMON; CALPONIN; DESMIN; MUSCLE SPECIFIC ACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC VEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; VASCULAR LEIOMYOSARCOMA;

ADULT; AGED; DESMIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VASCULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77649143046     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: 14401827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2009.02508.x     Document Type: Article

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