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Ultrastructure of angiosarcoma in the oral cavity

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A rare case of angiosarcoma in the oral cavity was investigated by light and electron microscopy. Immunohistochemical findings and the recognition of Weibel-Palade bodies supported the opinion that this tumor was a malignant hemanigoendothelioma. However, electron microscopic observation revealed various tumor cells resembling endothelial cells, pericytes, and undifferentiated mesenchymal cells, suggesting that the origin of this tumor might be undifferentiated mesenchymal cells.

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  1. Department of Oral Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Minami 1, Nishi 16, Chuo-ku, 060, Sapporo, Japan

    Nobuyuki Tanaka & Akira Yamaguchi

  2. Department of Clinical Pathology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan

    Masaaki Sato

  3. The First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima Bunkyo-ku, 113, Tokyo, Japan

    Yutaka Kimijima & Masafumi Mimura

  4. Central Electron Microscopic Laboratory, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

    Shizuko Ichinose

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Tanaka, N., Kimijima, Y., Mimura, M. et al. Ultrastructure of angiosarcoma in the oral cavity. Med Electron Microsc 30, 97–101 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01545089

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