Merkel cell carcinoma diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 269-272

  Gottschalk Sabag, Shoshanna ^a   Ne'eman, Zvi ^b   Glick, Tzipporah ^a  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cytology; Fine needle aspiration; Merkel cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LEUKEMIC INFILTRATION; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAROTID NEOPLASMS; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0029901839     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199606000-00005     Document Type: Article

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