Primary pancreatic pleomorphic leiomyosarcoma

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1555-1562

  Zhang, Q Y ^a   Shen, Q Y ^a   Yan, S ^a   Zheng, S S ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Case report; Distal pancreatectomy; Immunohistochemistry; Leiomyosarcoma; Pancreatic neoplasm

Indexed keywords

CALDESMON; DESMIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; VIMENTIN;

ABDOMINAL BULGE; ABDOMINAL MASS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER GRADING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAPAROTOMY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MESENCHYMOMA; MITOSIS; NAUSEA; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREAS TUMOR; PRIMARY PANCREATIC PLEOMORPHIC LEIOMYOSARCOMA; SPINDLE CELL SARCOMA; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 80052203539     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323001103900447     Document Type: Article

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