Cytology of Low-Grade Endocrine Neoplasms Involving Liver: A Series of 24 Specimens, Including 4 with Hepatoid or Glandular Features

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-38

  Crapanzano, John P ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytology; Liver; Pancreatic endocrine neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SIZE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINE TUMOR; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; NUCLEOLUS; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOCRINE GLAND NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0346731164     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.10417     Document Type: Review

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