Pediatric cutaneous angiosarcomas: A clinicopathologic study of 10 cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 70-75

  Deyrup, Andrea T ^a   Miettinen, Markku ^b   North, Paula E ^c   Khoury, Joseph D ^d   Tighiouart, Mourad ^e   Spunt, Sheri L ^f,g   Parham, David M ^h   Shehata, Bahig M ⁱ   Weiss, Sharon W ⁱ  

^a Pathology Consultants   (United States)

^b ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

angiosarcoma; children; cutaneous; pediatric; skin; vascular tumors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; LIMB; MALE; MITOSIS; MORTALITY; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TUMOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPITHELIOID CELLS; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; MITOSIS; NECROSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650862492     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181ffd9d5     Document Type: Article

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