Granular-cell tumor of trachea masquerading as Hurthle-cell neoplasm on fine-needle aspirate: A case report

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 379-382

  Kintanar, Esperanza B ^a   Giordano, Thomas J ^a   Thompson, Norman W ^a   Michael, Claire W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspirate; Granular cell tumor; Hurthle cell tumor; Oncocytoid cells; Thyroid; Trachea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; FEMALE; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ONCOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA TUMOR; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

ADENOMA, OXYPHILIC; ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; THYROID NEOPLASMS; TRACHEAL NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034047280     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(200006)22:6<379::AID-DC10>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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