Cytologic diagnosis of 'CASTLE' of thyroid gland: Report of a case with histologic correlation

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 224-227

  Ng, W K ^a,b   Collins, R J ^a   Shek, W H ^a   Ng, I O L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carcinoma showing thymus like element; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; THYROID CARCINOMA;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0029805148     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(199609)15:3<224::AID-DC9>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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