Thymic neoplasia as represented by fine needle aspiration biopsy of anterior mediastinal masses: A practical approach to the differential diagnosis

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 855-864

  Shin, Hyung Ju C ^a   Katz, Ruth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Diagnosis; Differential; Mediastinal neoplasms; Thymoma; Thymus neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDIASTINUM MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOMA;

EID: 0031818905     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000331959     Document Type: Article

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