Fine needle aspiration biopsies of the head and neck: The surgical pathologist's perspective

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-28

  Cerilli, Lisa A ^a,b   Wick, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cysts; Fine needle aspiration; Salivary gland tumors; Soft tissue tumors; Thyroid neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CYST; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GOITER; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; ONCOCYTOMA; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALIVARY GLAND TUMOR; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; THYROID MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID TUMOR;

EID: 0034053945     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106689690000800107     Document Type: Review

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