Pseudoglandular formations in clot sections from fine needle aspirates - An artefact caused by bubble formation during aspiration

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 532-534

  Keen, C E ^a,b   Karim, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Clot section; Fine needle aspirate; Pseudoglandular artefact

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BLOOD CLOT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID CELL;

EID: 0032991495     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.52.7.532     Document Type: Article

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