1991
Epithelioid Variant of Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor (Malignant Epithelioid Schwannoma)
Laskin W, Weiss S, Bratthauer G. Epithelioid Variant of Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor (Malignant Epithelioid Schwannoma). The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 1991, 15: 1136-1145. PMID: 1746681, DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199112000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve sheath tumorsDeep soft tissuesMalignant peripheral nerve sheath tumorPeripheral nerve sheath tumorsSuperficial soft tissuesSheath tumorsSoft tissueBenign nerve sheath tumorsRounded epithelioid cellsClear cell carcinomaNeuron-specific enolaseMelanoma-associated antigensMalignant rhabdoid tumorMajority of casesVague nodulesMetastatic diseaseAsymptomatic massEpithelioid variantCell carcinomaHistologic patternFavorable coursePleomorphic sarcomaEpithelioid patternBiologic behaviorLinear immunoreactivity
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