Pigmented pheochromocytoma: Report of a case with diagnosis by fine needle aspiration

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 421-423

  Handa, Uma ^a   Khullar, Urvashi ^a   Mohan, Harsh ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland neoplasms; Aspiration biopsy, fine needle; Pheochromocytoma; Pigmented pheochromocytoma

Indexed keywords

HEMOSIDERIN; LIPOFUSCIN; MELANIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADRENAL MEDULLA TUMOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOPLASM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 22444439799     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326176     Document Type: Article

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