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 massFollicular dendritic cell tumor presenting in the lung: A case report
Shah R, Ozden O, Yeldandi A, Peterson L, Rao S, Laskin W. Follicular dendritic cell tumor presenting in the lung: A case report. Human Pathology 2001, 32: 745-749. PMID: 11486174, DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2001.25595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicular dendritic cell sarcomaEpstein-Barr virusExtranodal follicular dendritic cell sarcomaTumor cellsLow-affinity nerve growth factor receptorDendritic cell sarcomaHilar lymph nodesChronic inflammatory cellsBronchial biopsy specimensComplement receptor CD21Nerve growth factor receptorMuscle-specific actinGrowth factor receptorLymph nodesTumor PresentingCell sarcomaInflammatory cellsCase reportBiopsy specimensPolymerase chain reactionImmunohistochemical panelPleural nodulesDifferential diagnosisPlasma cellsSpindled cells
1997
Angiomyofibroblastoma of the female genital tract: Analysis of 17 cases including a lipomatous variant
Laskin W, Fetsch J, Tavassoli F. Angiomyofibroblastoma of the female genital tract: Analysis of 17 cases including a lipomatous variant. Human Pathology 1997, 28: 1046-1055. PMID: 9308729, DOI: 10.1016/s0046-8177(97)90058-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-power fieldLipomatous variantGenital tractCanal of NuckProgesterone receptor proteinFemale genital tractCase of angiomyofibroblastomaMedium-sized vesselsSmooth muscle actinEstrogen receptor proteinMinimal nuclear atypiaReceptor proteinAbnormal mitotic figuresPainless massSimple excisionImmunohistochemical profilePerivascular stem cellsIntralesional fatNuclear atypiaVulvar regionMuscle actinAngiomyofibroblastomaBenign natureMorphological spectrumTumor cells
1989
Solitary cutaneous plexiform neurilemmoma (schwannoma): a clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural study of 11 cases.
Kao G, Laskin W, Olsen T. Solitary cutaneous plexiform neurilemmoma (schwannoma): a clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural study of 11 cases. Modern Pathology 1989, 2: 20-6. PMID: 2493641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenign peripheral nerve sheath tumorsRare benign peripheral nerve sheath tumorPeripheral nerve sheath tumorsTumor cellsGlial fibrillary acid proteinSpindle-shaped tumor cellsNerve sheath tumorsNeuron-specific enolasePlexiform growth patternDistinct cytoplasmic bordersSpindle-shaped cellsVon Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosisMedian agePatient ageSheath tumorsPainful nodulesClinicopathologic correlationNerve fibersMyxoid stromaSchwann cellsNodular variantNuclear palisadingGross examinationVerocay bodiesCytoplasmic borders
1988
Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma Associated with Hyperlipoproteinemia
Laskin W, Conklin R, Enzinger F. Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma Associated with Hyperlipoproteinemia. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 1988, 12: 727-732. PMID: 2843059, DOI: 10.1097/00000478-198809000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant fibrous histiocytomaXanthoma cellsFibrous histiocytomaTumor cellsDistinct storiform patternMalignant Fibrous Histiocytoma AssociatedUnusual histologic featuresXanthomatous changesHistologic featuresTuberous xanthomasStoriform patternMalignant tumorsAtypical nucleiCholesterol depositsPleomorphic cellsUnique caseHyperlipoproteinemiaHistiocytomaTumorsUniform stainingCommon mesenchymal precursorStainingMesenchymal precursorsCellsPatients