Thymoma mimicking lymphoblastic lymphoma: A pitfall in fine-needle aspiration biopsy interpretation

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 165-171

  Friedman, Henry D ^a   Hutchison, Robert E ^a   Kohman, Leslie J ^a   Powers, Celeste N ^a  

^a Dept of Pathol and Lab Medicine ^*

Author keywords

Cytology; Immunophenotype; T cell receptor chain

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BETA CHAIN; CASE REPORT; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOBLASTOMA; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOMA; TISSUE SECTION;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOMA, LYMPHOBLASTIC; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; THYMOMA;

EID: 0029928416     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(199603)14:2<165::AID-DC12>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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