Monoclones, Monotypes, and Neoplasia: Pitfalls in Lymphoma Diagnosis

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 457-459

  Kroft, Steven H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD19 ANTIGEN; CD20 ANTIGEN; CD23 ANTIGEN; CD38 ANTIGEN; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; B LYMPHOCYTE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CELL TYPE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EDITORIAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOMA; MOLECULAR CLONING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 1642322501     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/RR8AXUWM9FYX178A     Document Type: Editorial

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