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
1995
Malignant Lymphoma of Soft Tissue in an HIV-1+ Patient: A Rare Site for Primary Malignant Lymphoma with Implications for Treatment
Smith K, Skelton H, Ruiz N, Laskin W, Wagner K. Malignant Lymphoma of Soft Tissue in an HIV-1+ Patient: A Rare Site for Primary Malignant Lymphoma with Implications for Treatment. American Journal Of Dermatopathology 1995, 17: 403-406. PMID: 8600808, DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199508000-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue lymphomaHIV-1 diseaseTissue lymphomaLocal therapyMalignant lymphomaSoft tissueHigh-grade soft tissueHIV-1-positive patientsHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Immunodeficiency virus type 1Complete systemic evaluationEvidence of tumorPrimary malignant lymphomaHigh-grade lesionsFatal opportunistic infectionLarge reported seriesVirus type 1Extranodal lymphomaBetter prognosisOpportunistic infectionsSurgical excisionHodgkin's lymphomaReported seriesHIV-1General population
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