Acral myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma in FNAB samples: Can we distinguish it from other myxoid lesions?

Cytopathology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 73-78

  Pohar Marinsek Z ^a   Flezar M ^a   Lamovec, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Acral myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma; Fine needle aspiration biopsy; Myxoid tumours; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ACRAL MYXOINFLAMMATORY FIBROBLASTIC SARCOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BENIGN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE TUMOR; CYTOPLASM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIOID CELL; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMA; SPINDLE CELL;

ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; FIBROSARCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYXOSARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037954141     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.2003.00020.x     Document Type: Article

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