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*Liposarcoma. | *Liposarcoma. | ||
*Leiomyosarcoma. | *Leiomyosarcoma. | ||
==Molecular testing== | |||
*Molecular testing plays an important role in soft tissue pathology. | |||
*It is generally seen as an adjunct test that is:<ref name=pmid11454050>{{cite journal |author=Fletcher CD, Fletcher JA, Dal Cin P, Ladanyi M, Woodruff JM |title=Diagnostic gold standard for soft tissue tumours: morphology or molecular genetics? |journal=Histopathology |volume=39 |issue=1 |pages=100–3 |year=2001 |month=July |pmid=11454050 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
**Often used to confirm the histomorphologic impression. | |||
**Frequently has some prognostic significance. | |||
**May directly affect treatment. | |||
=Other= | =Other= | ||