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 analysisFollicular 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
1991
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma
Foss R, Laskin W, Lombardi D, Morton A, Snyder J. Anaplastic large cell lymphoma. Head & Neck 1991, 13: 545-548. PMID: 1791148, DOI: 10.1002/hed.2880130612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntigens, CDAntigens, NeoplasmBiopsyHumansLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseMaleTomography, X-Ray Computed