2001
Superficial cervicovaginal myofibroblastoma: Fourteen cases of a distinctive mesenchymal tumor arising from the specialized subepithelial stroma of the lower female genital tract
Laskin W, Fetsch J, Tavassoli F. Superficial cervicovaginal myofibroblastoma: Fourteen cases of a distinctive mesenchymal tumor arising from the specialized subepithelial stroma of the lower female genital tract. Human Pathology 2001, 32: 715-725. PMID: 11486170, DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2001.25588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistinctive mesenchymal tumorMesenchymal tumorsLower female genital tractTumor cellsSubepithelial stromal layerAlpha-smooth muscle actinCervix of womenFascicular growth patternFemale genital tractMuscle-specific actinAtypical mitotic figuresMesenchymal cellsEpithelial membrane antigenStroma-rich areasSuperficial lamina propriaStromal polypsLocal excisionClinicopathologic featuresAggressive angiomyxomaProgesterone receptorImmunohistochemical profileSubepithelial stromaGenital tractLamina propriaNodular massSuperficial 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
1999
Nuchal fibrocartilaginous pseudotumor: a clinicopathologic study of five cases and review of the literature.
Laskin W, Fetsch J, Miettinen M. Nuchal fibrocartilaginous pseudotumor: a clinicopathologic study of five cases and review of the literature. Modern Pathology 1999, 12: 663-8. PMID: 10430269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuchal fibrocartilaginous pseudotumorEnglish-language medical literatureVague neck painEvidence of recurrentSoft tissueHistory of headComplete local excisionNuchal ligamentDeep soft tissuesChronic mechanical stressLower cervical vertebraeNeck painClinicopathologic studyPersistent diseaseLocal excisionNeck traumaNodular proliferationSimple excisionFibrocartilaginous massCytologic atypiaPosterior aspectNodular massBenign lesionsFibrocartilaginous metaplasiaMedical literature