Telecytology of fine-needle aspiration biopsies of the pancreas: A study of well-differentiated adenocarcinoma and chronic pancreatitis with atypical epithelial repair changes

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 147-152

  Marchevsky, Alberto M ^a   Nelson, Viera ^b   Martin, Sue Ellen ^b   Greaves, T S ^b   Raza, A S ^b   Zeineh, J ^b   Cobb, Camilla J ^b  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration biopsy; Pancreas; Telecytology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL REGENERATION; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TELECYTOLOGY;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, PANCREATIC DUCTAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATITIS; REGENERATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TELEPATHOLOGY;

EID: 0037337712     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.10247     Document Type: Article

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