Human Pathology
Volume 41, Issue 6 , Pages 832-837 , June 2010

Mediastinal germ cell tumors with an angiosarcomatous component: a report of 12 cases

  • Alejandro Luiña Contreras, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA
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  • Metin Punar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA
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  • Pheroze Tamboli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA
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  • Shi-Ming Tu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Genitourinary Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA
    • ,
  • Louis Pisters, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA
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  • Cesar Moran, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA
    • ,
  • Bogdan A. Czerniak, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA
    • ,
  • Charles C. Guo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 14 July 2009 ,Revised 6 November 2009 ,Accepted 6 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2009.11.008

Human Pathology
Volume 41, Issue 6 , Pages 832-837 , June 2010

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