Cytology of primary pulmonary mucoepidermoid and adenoid cystic carcinoma: A report of four cases

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1091-1097

  Segletes, Lori A ^a   Steffee, Craig H ^b   Geisinger, Kim R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenoid cystic; Aspiration biopsy; Carcinoma; Lung neoplasms; Mucoepidermoid

Indexed keywords

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA; ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032751006     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000331358     Document Type: Article

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