Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 21-28 , February 2008

Fibrosseous pseudotumor of the digit: a clinicopathologic study of 43 new cases

  • Christopher A. Moosavi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Soft Tissue and Orthopedic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306-6000, USA
    • ,
  • Lina A. Al-Nahar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Soft Tissue and Orthopedic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306-6000, USA
    • ,
  • Mark D. Murphey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiologic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306-6000, USA
    • ,
  • Julie C. Fanburg-Smith, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Soft Tissue and Orthopedic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306-6000, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Orthopaedic and Soft Tissue Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306. Tel.: +1 202 782 2788; fax: +1 202 782 9182.

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PII: S1092-9134(07)00020-2

doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2007.02.001

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 21-28 , February 2008

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