Cutaneous epithelioid angiosarcoma: A potential diagnostic trap for cytopathologists

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 160-167

  Ng, W K ^a,c   Collins, R J ^a   Law, D ^b   Gwi, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

cytology; epithelioid angiosarcoma; pitfalls

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOPLASM; EPITHELIOID CELLS; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031057881     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(199702)16:2<160::AID-DC14>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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