Fine needle aspiration cytology diagnosis of a fungal lesion of the verticillium species

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 577-582

  Das, Dilip K ^a,b,c,d   Grover, Rajesh K ^a,b,c   Chachra, Krishan L ^a,b,c,d   Bhatt, Naveen C ^a,b,c,d   Misra, Bibhabati ^a,b,c  

^a Institute of Cytology of Preventive Oncology   (India)

^b LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

^c G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

^d INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY AND PREVENTIVE ONCOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Fungus diseases; Verticillium

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2A INTERFERON; FLUCONAZOLE; INSULIN; LOMUSTINE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; VINBLASTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; MYCOSIS; NEPHRECTOMY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILVER STAINING;

FUNGI;

EID: 0030945910     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000332560     Document Type: Article

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