Signet ring adenocarcinoma metastatic to the bronchus and mimicking goblet cell hyperplasia: A case report

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1108-1112

  Dodd, Leslie G ^a   Moore, William F ^a   Eedes, Christopher R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Bronchial neoplasms; Hyperplasia; Metastasis; Signet ring adenocarcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNET RING CARCINOMA; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; TUMOR BIOPSY;

BRONCHUS;

EID: 0032727679     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000331362     Document Type: Article

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