Granulocytic sarcoma as the cause of giant abdominal mass: Diagnosis by fine needle aspiration and review of the literature

Leukemia Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 267-269

  Paydaş, Semra ^a   Hazar, Burhan ^a   Şahin, Berksoy ^a   Gönlüşen, Gülfiliz ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration; Giant abdominal mass; Granulocytic sarcoma

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYUREA;

ABDOMINAL MASS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BLAST CELL; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; FATALITY; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTIC SARCOMA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, CHRONIC; SARCOMA;

EID: 0033967179     PISSN: 01452126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2126(99)00190-3     Document Type: Article

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