Cytopathology of malignant melanoma in conventional and liquid-based smears

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 435-441

  Morrison, Carl ^a   Young, Donn C ^a   Wakely Jr , Paul E ^a,b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b 414 Doan Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration; Liquid based smears; Malignant melanoma

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; MELANIN;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUID BASED SMEAR; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMEAR; STAINING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE SECTION; CELL INCLUSION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOLOGY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; HISTOCYTOLOGICAL PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INCLUSION BODIES; MELANINS; MELANOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036718692     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/K8DU-8N5N-5WU1-LL44     Document Type: Article

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