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
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