Low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma and undifferentiated endometrial sarcoma: A comparative analysis emphasizing the importance of distinguishing between these two groups

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 286-291

  Bartosch, Carla ^a   Exposito, Maria Isabel ^a,b   Lopes, José Manuel ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

classification; endometrial stromal sarcomas; immunohistochemistry; low grade; mitotic count; undifferentiated

Indexed keywords

COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; DESMIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CURETTAGE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM SARCOMA; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMA; LOW GRADE ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL SARCOMA; MITOSIS RATE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; UNDIFFERENTIATED ENDOMETRIAL SARCOMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MENOPAUSE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PORTUGAL; SARCOMA, ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR INVASION; VERY ELDERLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PORTUGAL; SARCOMA, ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954950405     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: 19402465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896909337600     Document Type: Article

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