2000
The “neurothekeoma”: Immunohistochemical analysis distinguishes the true nerve sheath myxoma from its mimics
Laskin W, Fetsch J, Miettinen M. The “neurothekeoma”: Immunohistochemical analysis distinguishes the true nerve sheath myxoma from its mimics. Human Pathology 2000, 31: 1230-1241. PMID: 11070116, DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2000.18474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinNerve sheath myxomaSpindled cellsPeak incidenceFemale ratioLow-affinity nerve growth factor receptorDense collagenAlpha-smooth muscle actinAnti-neurofilament proteinSoft Tissue RegistryNerve sheath tumorsNerve growth factor receptorDecades of lifeEpithelial membrane antigenFibrillary acidic proteinCollagen type IV expressionGrowth factor receptorSheath tumorsAnatomic distributionLeu-7Consistent immunoreactivityMyxoid variantTissue RegistryImmunohistochemical analysisEpithelioid cells
1990
Eccrine spiradenoma occurring in infancy mimicking mesenchymal tumor
Kao G, Laskin W, Weiss S. Eccrine spiradenoma occurring in infancy mimicking mesenchymal tumor. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 1990, 17: 214-219. PMID: 1697611, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1990.tb00088.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEccrine spiradenomaMesenchymal neoplasmsYoung adultsHistopathologic featuresMesenchymal tumorsDefinite diagnosisBiologic behaviorComplete excisionHamartomatous growthsDermal nodulesDetailed histopathologicTumorsEpithelial cellsNeoplasmsInfantsSubcutisSpiradenomaAdultsSkinInfancyDifferential featuresHistopathologicPatientsRecurrenceExcision