Fine needle aspiration cytology and core biopsy in the diagnosis of alveolar soft part sarcoma presenting with lung metastases: A case report

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 464-470

  Logrono, Roberto ^a,b   Wojtowycz, Myron M ^a   Wunderlich, Daniel W ^a,c   Warner, Thomas F ^a   Kurtycz, Daniel F I ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

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

^c Midland Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Core biopsy; Lung neoplasms; Metastasis; Sarcoma, alveolar soft part

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; MYOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ALVEOLAR SOFT PART SARCOMA; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG NODULE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032915080     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000331101     Document Type: Article

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