Fine needle aspiration cytology of epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of salivary glands: A report of three cases

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 675-680

  Ng, Wai Kuen ^a,b   Choy, Carolyn ^a   Ip, Philip ^a   Shek, Wai Hung ^a   Collins, Robert John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Epithelial myoepithelial carcinoma; Salivary gland neoplasms aspiration biopsy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND CANCER;

EID: 0032858646     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000331176     Document Type: Article

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