Semi-quantitative analysis of soft-tissue reactions in fine needle aspirates from tissue cysticercosis

Cytopathology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 208-211

  Kapila, Kusum ^a,b   Sahai, K ^c   Verma, K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cysticercosis; Fine needle aspirates; Host tissue reaction

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CESTODIASIS; CYSTICERCOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFESTATION; LARVA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE; TAENIA SOLIUM; TISSUE REACTION;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYSTICERCUS; GRANULOMA; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INFLAMMATION; LARVA;

EID: 0041659305     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.2003.00023.x     Document Type: Review

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