h‐Caldesmon as a specific marker of smooth muscle cell differentiation in some soft tissue tumors of the skin
- 25 July 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Cutaneous Pathology
- Vol. 29 (7) , 426-429
- https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0560.2002.290707.x
Abstract
Background: An existing problem in contemporary pathology is the classification and distinction of spindle cell soft tissue tumors of the skin. Markers such as α‐smooth muscle actin (α‐SMA) and desm...Keywords
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