Cytology of thymomas: Emphasis on morphology and correlation with histologic subtypes

Cancer

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 24-32

  Chhieng, David C ^a   Rose, Donna ^b   Ludwig, Mark E ^b   Zakowski, Maureen F ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biologic behavior; Cytology; Histologic classification; Thymomas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034712134     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0142(20000225)90:1<24::AID-CNCR4>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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