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Research Article

Superficial Acral Fibromyxoma: Immunohistochemical and Ultrastructural Analysis of a Case, with Literature Review

Gianandrea PasquinelliClinical Pathology, Department of Clinical Radiological and Cytohistopathological Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, and Istituto Nazionale Biostrutture e Biosistemi-INBB, Rome, Italy
, MD,
Laura ForoniDepartment of Specialistic Surgical and Anestesiological Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
, PhD, MS,
Francesca PapadopoulosDepartment of Specialistic Surgical and Anestesiological Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
, MS,
Leonarda DicandiaDivision of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Clinical Pathology, IRCCS - “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza” Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
, PhD &
Michele BiscegliaDivision of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Clinical Pathology, IRCCS - “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza” Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD
Pages 293-301 | Received 21 Jun 2009, Accepted 22 Sep 2009, Published online: 20 Nov 2009

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