Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 11, Issue 5 , Pages 313-319 , October 2007

An update on plexiform fibrohistiocytic tumor and addition of 66 new cases from the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, in honor of Franz M. Enzinger, MD

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PII: S1092-9134(07)00009-3

doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2007.01.003

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 11, Issue 5 , Pages 313-319 , October 2007