Uterine smooth muscle tumors of uncertain malignant potential and atypical leiomyoma: A morphological study of these grey zones with clinical correlation

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 706-711

  Deodhar, Kedar K ^a   Goyal, Pankaj ^b   Rekhi, Bharat ^a   Menon, Santosh ^a   Maheshwari, Amita ^a   Kerkar, R ^a   Tongaonkar, H B ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Delhi State Cancer Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Atypical leiomyoma; coagulative tumor cell necrosis; smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potential

Indexed keywords

HYALIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL LEIOMYOMA; ATYPICAL LEIOMYOMA WITH LOW RISK OF RECURRENCE; CELL DEATH; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMA; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; LIVER METASTASIS; MEDICAL RECORD; MITOSIS; MORTALITY; MUSCLE TUMOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RECURRENCE RISK; SMOOTH MUSCLE TUMOR OF LOW MALIGNANT POTENTIAL; SYMPLASTIC LEIOMYOMA; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERINE SMOOTH MUSCLE TUMOR OF UNCERTAIN MALIGNANT POTENTIAL; UTERUS TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; SMOOTH MUSCLE TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84856371244     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: 09745130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.91500     Document Type: Article

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