1996
Aggressive angiomyxoma: A clinicopathologic study of 29 female patients
Fetsch J, Laskin W, Lefkowitz M, Kindblom L, Meis‐Kindblom J. Aggressive angiomyxoma: A clinicopathologic study of 29 female patients. Cancer 1996, 78: 79-90. PMID: 8646730, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19960701)78:1<79::aid-cncr13>3.0.co;2-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAggressive angiomyxomaSmooth muscle differentiationInitial resectionMesenchymal tumorsNeoplastic cellsFocal smooth muscle differentiationTumor related deathUncommon mesenchymal tumorMuscle-specific actinArmed Forces InstituteAbundant eosinophilic cytoplasmSmooth muscle actinClinicopathologic studyLocal recurrenceMetastatic diseaseFemale patientsPathologic featuresRecurrent tumorsPeak incidenceProgesterone receptorRelated deathsEosinophilic cytoplasmSpindled cellsMyofibroblastic featuresEdema fluid
1994
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma with multiple site involvement. Literature review and observations
Bollinger B, Laskin W, Knight C. Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma with multiple site involvement. Literature review and observations. Cancer 1994, 73: 610-615. PMID: 7507796, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19940201)73:3<610::aid-cncr2820730318>3.0.co;2-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelioid hemangioendotheliomaLung involvementLow-grade epithelioid hemangioendotheliomaLow-grade histologic typeFactor VIII-related antigenBilateral lung involvementIntense combination chemotherapyMultiple lytic lesionsAggressive histologic featuresMultiple site involvementVIII-related antigenEpithelioid-appearing cellsIntermediate cytoplasmic filamentsScalp involvementMetastatic diseaseCombination chemotherapyLytic lesionsHistologic typeHistologic featuresRadiographic findingsFemale sexProgesterone receptorMyxohyaline stromaImmunohistochemical reactivityRole of hormones
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