2001
Superficial acral fibromyxoma: A clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis of 37 cases of a distinctive soft tissue tumor with a predilection for the fingers and toes
Fetsch J, Laskin W, Miettinen M. Superficial acral fibromyxoma: A clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis of 37 cases of a distinctive soft tissue tumor with a predilection for the fingers and toes. Human Pathology 2001, 32: 704-714. PMID: 11486169, DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2001.25903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue tumorsDistinctive soft tissue tumorLocal excisionTissue tumorsAcral myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcomaFascicular growth patternEpithelial membrane antigenMild nuclear atypiaMyxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcomaStellate-shaped cellsProgressive diseaseClinicopathologic featuresHMB-45Surgical interventionImmunohistochemical findingsResection specimensSurgical specimensFibrous histiocytomaPartial excisionDifferential diagnosisLesional cellsStudy groupMast cellsNuclear atypiaImmunohistochemical analysis
2000
A Clinicopathologic Study of 45 Pediatric Soft Tissue Tumors With an Admixture of Adipose Tissue and Fibroblastic Elements, and a Proposal for Classification as Lipofibromatosis
Fetsch J, Miettinen M, Laskin W, Michal M, Enzinger F. A Clinicopathologic Study of 45 Pediatric Soft Tissue Tumors With an Admixture of Adipose Tissue and Fibroblastic Elements, and a Proposal for Classification as Lipofibromatosis. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2000, 24: 1491-1500. PMID: 11075850, DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200011000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent diseaseJuvenile fibromatosisFibroblastic elementsAdipose tissueMuscle actinFibrous hamartomaAlpha-smooth muscle actinPediatric Soft TissueSkeletal muscleMitotic activityRare pediatric neoplasmSoft tissue massAbundant adipose tissueUnivacuolated cellsClinicopathologic studyInitial biopsyClinicopathologic featuresMale sexFascicular growthFocal immunoreactivityIncomplete excisionArchitectural effacementSkin adnexaCytologic atypiaPediatric neoplasms
1995
Malignant Lymphoma of Soft Tissue in an HIV-1+ Patient: A Rare Site for Primary Malignant Lymphoma with Implications for Treatment
Smith K, Skelton H, Ruiz N, Laskin W, Wagner K. Malignant Lymphoma of Soft Tissue in an HIV-1+ Patient: A Rare Site for Primary Malignant Lymphoma with Implications for Treatment. American Journal Of Dermatopathology 1995, 17: 403-406. PMID: 8600808, DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199508000-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue lymphomaHIV-1 diseaseTissue lymphomaLocal therapyMalignant lymphomaSoft tissueHigh-grade soft tissueHIV-1-positive patientsHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Immunodeficiency virus type 1Complete systemic evaluationEvidence of tumorPrimary malignant lymphomaHigh-grade lesionsFatal opportunistic infectionLarge reported seriesVirus type 1Extranodal lymphomaBetter prognosisOpportunistic infectionsSurgical excisionHodgkin's lymphomaReported seriesHIV-1General population
1988
Postradiation soft tissue sarcomas: An analysis of 53 cases
Laskin W, Silverman T, Enzinger F. Postradiation soft tissue sarcomas: An analysis of 53 cases. Cancer 1988, 62: 2330-2340. PMID: 3179948, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19881201)62:11<2330::aid-cncr2820621113>3.0.co;2-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant fibrous histiocytomaLatency periodMegavoltage radiationTime of diagnosisMean radiation doseSoft tissue sarcomasTypes of sarcomasShort latency periodAdministered radiationClinical characteristicsPatient ageSecondary sarcomaClinicopathologic featuresDismal prognosisExtraskeletal osteosarcomaPatient survivalTissue sarcomasMalignant schwannomaOrthovoltage radiationFibrous histiocytomaExtraskeletal chondrosarcomaSex incidenceMalignant processPatientsSarcoma