Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma: A clinicopathologic study of 33 cases with long-term follow-up

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1450-1462

  Evans, Harry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma; sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma; soft tissue sarcoma

Indexed keywords

MUCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; FIBROSARCOMA; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR RECURRENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FIBROSARCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCINS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053371953     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31822b3687     Document Type: Review

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