Atypical squamous cells as a diagnostic pitfall in pulmonary Wegener's granulomatosis: A case report

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 571-576

  Williamson, John D ^a   Murphree, Sidney S ^a   Wills Frank, Lisa ^a  

^a Norton Suburban Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Carcinoma, squamous cell; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CYTOLOGY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OPEN LUNG BIOPSY; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0036090439     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326880     Document Type: Article

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