Fine needle aspiration cytology of epithelioid variant of schwannoma - A diagnostic dilemma

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-76

  Ghosal, Nandita ^a   Kapila, Kusum ^a   Verma, Kusum ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Epithelioid variant; Fine needle aspirate; Schwannoma

Indexed keywords

NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SIMULATION; EPITHELIOID CELL; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; NECK; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROGENIC TUMOR; STROMA; TISSUE SECTION;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA;

EID: 0038247617     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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