2000
The “neurothekeoma”: Immunohistochemical analysis distinguishes the true nerve sheath myxoma from its mimics
Laskin W, Fetsch J, Miettinen M. The “neurothekeoma”: Immunohistochemical analysis distinguishes the true nerve sheath myxoma from its mimics. Human Pathology 2000, 31: 1230-1241. PMID: 11070116, DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2000.18474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinNerve sheath myxomaSpindled cellsPeak incidenceFemale ratioLow-affinity nerve growth factor receptorDense collagenAlpha-smooth muscle actinAnti-neurofilament proteinSoft Tissue RegistryNerve sheath tumorsNerve growth factor receptorDecades of lifeEpithelial membrane antigenFibrillary acidic proteinCollagen type IV expressionGrowth factor receptorSheath tumorsAnatomic distributionLeu-7Consistent immunoreactivityMyxoid variantTissue RegistryImmunohistochemical analysisEpithelioid cells
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