FNAC in the diagnosis of recurrent dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the forehead: A case report

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1177-1180

  Filipowicz, Ewa A ^a   Ventura, Karyna C ^a   Pou, Anna M ^b   Logrono, Roberto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Dermatofibrosarcoma; Forehead

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CYTOLOGY; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; FIBROBLAST; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SPINDLE CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0032710077     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000331376     Document Type: Article

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