Follicular variant of papillary carcinoma: Cytologic and histologic correlation

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 216-222

  Baloch, Zubair W ^a   Gupta, Prabodh K ^a   Yu, Gordon H ^a   Sack, Martha J ^a   LiVolsi, Virginia A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration; Follicular neoplasm; Follicular variant of papillary carcinoma; Papillary carcinoma; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOPATHOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID CARCINOMA;

EID: 0032948862     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/111.2.216     Document Type: Article

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