Wick M R, Swanson P E, Manivel J C
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis.
Appl Pathol. 1988;6(3):169-96.
Soft tissue sarcomas are capable of causing diagnostic bewilderment for the surgical pathologist, because of their diversity of differentiation and overlapping histologic appearances. Immunohistochemical studies provide a means whereby this confusion can be resolved in many cases, and electron microscopy also may play a useful role in this process. This overview presents a summary of results of these 2 adjuvant modalities of pathologic analysis, as applied to the spectrum of malignant soft tissue neoplasms.
