Polymerase chain reaction-based detection of B-cell clonality in the fine needle aspiration biopsy of a thyroid mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma

Human Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 989-992

  Lovchik, Janece ^a   Lane, Michael A ^a   Clark, Douglas P ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration; MALT lymphoma; Monoclonality; Polymerase chain reaction; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; B CELL LYMPHOMA; B LYMPHOCYTE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLONE; FEMALE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUCOSA ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE LYMPHOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THYROID CANCER;

EID: 0030858656     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(97)90017-4     Document Type: Article

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