Fine-needle aspiration cytological findings in five cases of epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of salivary glands

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 163-167

  Miliauskas, John R ^a   Orell, Svante R ^a  

^a Clinpath Laboratories   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epithelial myoepithelial carcinoma; Fine needle aspiration; Salivary glands

Indexed keywords

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CANCER GRADING; CELL SPECIFICITY; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOARCHITECTURE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOPLASM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYOEPITHELIUM; PAROTID GLAND CANCER; PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND CARCINOMA; SMEAR; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CELL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOEPITHELIOMA; PAROTID NEOPLASMS; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037336092     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.10253     Document Type: Article

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