Gliosarcoma: Cytopathologic Characteristics on Fine-Needle Aspiration (FNA) and Intraoperative Touch Imprint

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 77-81

  Parwani, Anil V ^a   Berman, David ^a   Burger, Peter C ^a   Ali, Syed Z ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytopathology; Fine needle aspiration; Gliosarcoma; Touch imprints

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GLIOSARCOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MITOSIS; OSTEOCLAST; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STAINING; TOUCH IMPRINT;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GLIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0742287872     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.10368     Document Type: Article

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