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 analysis
2000
A Clinicopathologic Study of 45 Pediatric Soft Tissue Tumors With an Admixture of Adipose Tissue and Fibroblastic Elements, and a Proposal for Classification as Lipofibromatosis
Fetsch J, Miettinen M, Laskin W, Michal M, Enzinger F. A Clinicopathologic Study of 45 Pediatric Soft Tissue Tumors With an Admixture of Adipose Tissue and Fibroblastic Elements, and a Proposal for Classification as Lipofibromatosis. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2000, 24: 1491-1500. PMID: 11075850, DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200011000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent diseaseJuvenile fibromatosisFibroblastic elementsAdipose tissueMuscle actinFibrous hamartomaAlpha-smooth muscle actinPediatric Soft TissueSkeletal muscleMitotic activityRare pediatric neoplasmSoft tissue massAbundant adipose tissueUnivacuolated cellsClinicopathologic studyInitial biopsyClinicopathologic featuresMale sexFascicular growthFocal immunoreactivityIncomplete excisionArchitectural effacementSkin adnexaCytologic atypiaPediatric neoplasms
1998
Angiomyofibroblastomalike Tumor of the Male Genital Tract
Laskin W, Fetsch J, Mostofi F. Angiomyofibroblastomalike Tumor of the Male Genital Tract. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 1998, 22: 6-16. PMID: 9422311, DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199801000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMale genital tractSpindle cell lipomaClinicopathologic featuresGenital tractCell lipomaRecurrent/persistent diseaseGenital tract tumorsProgesterone receptor proteinMuscle-specific actinMedium-sized vesselsMild nuclear atypiaSoft tissue neoplasmSmooth muscle actinEstrogen receptor proteinReceptor proteinPersistent diseaseTract tumorsAbnormal mitotic figuresFocal findingsSimple excisionIntralesional fatSpindled cellsCollagenous stromaInguinal regionNuclear atypia
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 Research
1988
Postradiation soft tissue sarcomas: An analysis of 53 cases
Laskin W, Silverman T, Enzinger F. Postradiation soft tissue sarcomas: An analysis of 53 cases. Cancer 1988, 62: 2330-2340. PMID: 3179948, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19881201)62:11<2330::aid-cncr2820621113>3.0.co;2-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant fibrous histiocytomaLatency periodMegavoltage radiationTime of diagnosisMean radiation doseSoft tissue sarcomasTypes of sarcomasShort latency periodAdministered radiationClinical characteristicsPatient ageSecondary sarcomaClinicopathologic featuresDismal prognosisExtraskeletal osteosarcomaPatient survivalTissue sarcomasMalignant schwannomaOrthovoltage radiationFibrous histiocytomaExtraskeletal chondrosarcomaSex incidenceMalignant processPatientsSarcoma