Cytologic diagnosis of a solitary brain metastasis from papillary carcinoma of the thyroid: A case report

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 432-434

  Kapusta, Linda R ^a,b   Taylor, Michael ^a   Ang, Lee C ^a   Schwartz, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasms; Carcinoma, papillary; Metastasis; Thyroid neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSAMMOMA BODY; THYROID CARCINOMA;

EID: 0032916153     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000331094     Document Type: Article

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