Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the mediastinum: A multi-institutional analysis

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 168-173

  Powers, Celeste N ^a,e   Silverman, Jan F ^b   Geisinger, Kim R ^c   Frable, William J ^d  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration biopsy; Lymphoma; Mediastinum; Metastases; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG METASTASIS; LYMPHOMA; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOMA;

EID: 0030047138     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/105.2.168     Document Type: Article

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