Cytological features of epithelioid mesenchymal neoplasms: A study of 21 cases

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-10

  Lin, Oscar ^a   Olgac, Semra ^a   Zakowski, Maureen ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Cytology; Epithelioid; Mesenchymal; Neoplasms

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; HEMOSIDERIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIOID CELL; EPITHELIOID MESENCHYMAL NEOPLASM; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MESENCHYMOMA; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; NUCLEOLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPINDLE CELL;

ADULT; AGED; CYTODIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIOID CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MESENCHYMOMA; MESODERM; MIDDLE AGED; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 11144267111     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20146     Document Type: Article

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