Nuclear pleomorphism in typical carcinoid tumours of the lung: Problems in frozen section interpretation

Histopathology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 478-480

  Sheppard, M N ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carcinoid; lung; typical carcinoid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0031002952     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1997.5430778.x     Document Type: Article

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