MFH classification: differentiating undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma in the 21st Century
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Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma*
Dear Editor, By definition, sarcomas are malignant tumors of tissues, derived from mesoderm and involve the oncogenic transformation of mesenchymal stem cells. The two main types of sarcoma are bone and soft tissue sarcomas. Soft tissue sarcomas generally manifest as deep lesions, but they may affect the skin and subcutaneous tissue.1 They are grouped according to similarities in their clinical...
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عنوان ژورنال: Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1473-7140,1744-8328
DOI: 10.1586/era.09.76