Nodular fasciitis of parotid region: A pitfall in the diagnosis of pleomorphic adenomas on fine-needle aspiration cytology

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 191-194

  Saad, Reda S ^a,b   Takei, Hidehiro ^a   Lipscomb, Jane ^a   Ruiz, Bernardo ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic pitfalls; FNA; Nodular fasciitis; Pleomorphic adenoma; Salivary gland

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CASE REPORT; CHROMATIN; CYTOPLASM; DIFF QUICK STAIN; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EOSINOPHIL; FASCIITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NODULAR FASCIITIS; NUCLEOLUS; PAROTID GLAND; PAROTID GLAND TUMOR; PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL; STAINING;

ADENOMA, PLEOMORPHIC; ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAROTID GLAND;

EID: 23944489802     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20323     Document Type: Article

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