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
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