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Original Article

Epithelioid Sarcoma in Childhood: An Immunohistochemical, Electron Microscopic, and Clinicopathologic Study of 11 Cases Under 15 Years of Age and Review of the Literature

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Pages 433-451 | Received 20 Aug 1993, Accepted 19 Nov 1993, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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