The expanded histologic spectrum of myxoid liposarcoma with an emphasis on newly described patterns: Implications for diagnosis on small biopsy specimens

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 229-239

  Fritchie, Karen J ^a   Goldblum, John R ^a   Tubbs, Raymond R ^a   Sun, Yang ^a   Carver, Paula ^a   Billings, Steven D ^a   Rubin, Brian P ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Liposarcoma; Myxoid liposarcoma; Soft tissue tumors

Indexed keywords

HYALIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METAPLASIA; METASTASIS; MYXOSARCOMA; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; SPINDLE CELL; TISSUE MICROARRAY; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; DNA, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LIPOSARCOMA, MYXOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CHOP;

EID: 84863070014     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCP90YNOKBAGCDM     Document Type: Article

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