Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the external auditory canal: A case report with diagnosis by fine needle aspiration

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 792-794

  Mohan, Harsh ^a   Handa, Uma ^b   Amanjit, ^b   Kotwal, Sumedha A ^b   Dass, Arjun ^b  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Auditory canal, external; Carcinoma, adenoid cystic

Indexed keywords

HYALIN;

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0141818199     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326608     Document Type: Article

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