Human Pathology
Volume 41, Issue 12 , Pages 1711-1717 , December 2010

Primary angiosarcomas of the anterior mediastinum: A clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 9 cases

  • Annikka Weissferdt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Neda Kalhor, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    • ,
  • Saul Suster, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Services, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI53226, USA
    • ,
  • Cesar A. Moran, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA

Received 3 March 2010 ,Revised 9 May 2010 ,Accepted 12 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2010.05.003

Human Pathology
Volume 41, Issue 12 , Pages 1711-1717 , December 2010

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