Cytomorphology of tyrosine-rich crystalloids in fine needle aspirates of salivary gland adenomas

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1709-1713

  Lemos, Luciano B ^a   Baliga, Mithra ^a   Brister, Traci ^a,b   Cason, Zelma ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenoma; Aspiration biopsy; Salivary gland neoplasms; Tyrosine

Indexed keywords

TYROSINE;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYSTALLOID; CYTOPATHOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND TUMOR;

EID: 0030719915     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000333173     Document Type: Article

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