Thymoma: Cytopathologic features and differential diagnosis on fine needle aspiration

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 845-854

  Ali, Syed Z ^a   Erozan, Yener S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Mediastinum; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE PLACENTA ISOENZYME; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CHROMOGRANIN; CYTOKERATIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOMA;

EID: 0031817750     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000331958     Document Type: Article

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