Mixed osteoclastic/pleomorphic giant cell tumor of the pancreas: A case report

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 549-553

  Ezenekwe, Amobi M ^a   Collins, Brian T ^a   Ponder, T Brent ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy, fine needle; Giant cell tumors; Pancreatic cancer

Indexed keywords

CAM 5.2 ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN; CYTOKERATIN AE1; CYTOKERATIN AE3; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; PANCYTOKERATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIMENTIN;

AGED; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; GIANT CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MESENCHYME; MIXED GIANT CELL TUMOR; MIXED OSTEOCLASTIC PLEOMORPHIC GIANT CELL PANCREAS TUMOR; MIXED TUMOR; MONONUCLEAR CELL; OSTEOCLAST; OSTEOCLASTIC GIANT CELL; OSTEOCLASTIC GIANT CELL TUMOR; PANCREAS TUMOR; PLEOMORPHIC GIANT CELL TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL;

EID: 24944513944     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326204     Document Type: Article

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