Distinguishing small cell carcinoma from non-small cell carcinoma of the lung: Correlating cytologic features and performance in the College of American Pathologists Non-Gynecologic Cytology Program

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 619-623

  Renshaw, Andrew A ^a   Voytek, Theresa M ^b   Haja, Jennifer ^c   Wilbur, David C ^d  

^a BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Molecular Pathology Division   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; REVIEW; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CYTOPLASMIC STRUCTURES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NORTH AMERICA; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 18144371169     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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