Cystic change in metastatic lymph nodes: A common diagnostic pitfall in fine-needle aspiration cytology

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 387-392

  Üstün, Melek ^a   Risberg, Björn ^a   Davidson, Ben ^a   Berner, Aasmund ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cystic; Cytology; Fine needle aspiration; Lymph node; Metastasis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NECK; OVARY CARCINOMA; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; LYMPHOCELE; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHOCELE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036894653     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.10201     Document Type: Article

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