Incidence of apocrine cells in fine-needle aspirates of gynecomastia: A study of 100 cases

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 286-287

  Gupta, Raj K ^a   Naran, Sarla ^a   Lallu, Sharda ^a   Fauck, Robert ^a  

^a WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Apocrine cells; Breast; Fine needle aspiration; Gynecomastia

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

APOCRINE GLAND; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; FEMALE; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0034008674     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(200005)22:5<286::AID-DC5>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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