2023
Clear cell chondrosarcoma: a review of clinicopathologic characteristics, differential diagnoses, and patient management
Alexiev B, Vormittag-Nocito E, Peabody T, Samet J, Laskin W. Clear cell chondrosarcoma: a review of clinicopathologic characteristics, differential diagnoses, and patient management. Human Pathology 2023, 139: 126-134. PMID: 37805864, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2023.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBone and BonesBone NeoplasmsChondrosarcomaChondrosarcoma, Clear CellDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansMaleConceptsClear cell chondrosarcomaDiagnosis of clear cell chondrosarcomaPrimary bone tumorsDiagnostic accuracy of core needle biopsyAccuracy of core needle biopsyBone tumorsRarest primary bone tumorsLocal recurrence rateAbundant clear cytoplasmCore needle biopsyRate of recurrenceYounger patient ageLow-grade chondrosarcomaSkeletally immature patientsMalignant cartilaginous neoplasmsDecades of lifeEpiphysis of long bonesLow diagnostic accuracyOperative resectionIncomplete excisionNeedle biopsyHistopathological diagnosisPatient ageRecurrence rateClinicopathological characteristics
2001
Superficial cervicovaginal myofibroblastoma: Fourteen cases of a distinctive mesenchymal tumor arising from the specialized subepithelial stroma of the lower female genital tract
Laskin W, Fetsch J, Tavassoli F. Superficial cervicovaginal myofibroblastoma: Fourteen cases of a distinctive mesenchymal tumor arising from the specialized subepithelial stroma of the lower female genital tract. Human Pathology 2001, 32: 715-725. PMID: 11486170, DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2001.25588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistinctive mesenchymal tumorMesenchymal tumorsLower female genital tractTumor cellsSubepithelial stromal layerAlpha-smooth muscle actinCervix of womenFascicular growth patternFemale genital tractMuscle-specific actinAtypical mitotic figuresMesenchymal cellsEpithelial membrane antigenStroma-rich areasSuperficial lamina propriaStromal polypsLocal excisionClinicopathologic featuresAggressive angiomyxomaProgesterone receptorImmunohistochemical profileSubepithelial stromaGenital tractLamina propriaNodular massSolitary fibrous tumor of the prostate a report of 2 cases and review of the literature.
Pins M, Campbell S, Laskin W, Steinbronn K, Dalton D. Solitary fibrous tumor of the prostate a report of 2 cases and review of the literature. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2001, 125: 274-7. PMID: 11175651, DOI: 10.5858/2001-125-0274-sftotp.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
A Clinicopathologic Study of 45 Pediatric Soft Tissue Tumors With an Admixture of Adipose Tissue and Fibroblastic Elements, and a Proposal for Classification as Lipofibromatosis
Fetsch J, Miettinen M, Laskin W, Michal M, Enzinger F. A Clinicopathologic Study of 45 Pediatric Soft Tissue Tumors With an Admixture of Adipose Tissue and Fibroblastic Elements, and a Proposal for Classification as Lipofibromatosis. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2000, 24: 1491-1500. PMID: 11075850, DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200011000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent diseaseJuvenile fibromatosisFibroblastic elementsAdipose tissueMuscle actinFibrous hamartomaAlpha-smooth muscle actinPediatric Soft TissueSkeletal muscleMitotic activityRare pediatric neoplasmSoft tissue massAbundant adipose tissueUnivacuolated cellsClinicopathologic studyInitial biopsyClinicopathologic featuresMale sexFascicular growthFocal immunoreactivityIncomplete excisionArchitectural effacementSkin adnexaCytologic atypiaPediatric neoplasms
1992
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
Laskin W. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. CA A Cancer Journal For Clinicians 1992, 42: 116-125. PMID: 1540852, DOI: 10.3322/canjclin.42.2.116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDermatofibrosarcoma protuberansWide excisionSurgical approachLocoregional lymph nodesMainstay of therapyMultiple local recurrencesIntermediate grade sarcomaAggressive courseIndolent courseLocal recurrenceLymph nodesEarly recurrenceClinical appearanceRecent trialsProximal extremitiesFuture treatmentNeck areaFibrosarcomatous areasTumors resultsProtuberansRecurrenceExcisionSarcomaRapid growth phaseTherapy
1990
Eccrine spiradenoma occurring in infancy mimicking mesenchymal tumor
Kao G, Laskin W, Weiss S. Eccrine spiradenoma occurring in infancy mimicking mesenchymal tumor. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 1990, 17: 214-219. PMID: 1697611, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1990.tb00088.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEccrine spiradenomaMesenchymal neoplasmsYoung adultsHistopathologic featuresMesenchymal tumorsDefinite diagnosisBiologic behaviorComplete excisionHamartomatous growthsDermal nodulesDetailed histopathologicTumorsEpithelial cellsNeoplasmsInfantsSubcutisSpiradenomaAdultsSkinInfancyDifferential featuresHistopathologicPatientsRecurrenceExcision