Grading Follicular Lymphoma: The Achilles Heel of Diagnosis by Cytology

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-118

  Young, Nancy A ^a   Ehya, Hormoz ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Follicular; Lymphoma; Non Hodgkin

Indexed keywords

KI 67 ANTIGEN;

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER GRADING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABELING INDEX; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 1642352509     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326302     Document Type: Editorial

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