Fine-needle aspiration cytology of pancreatoblastoma in a young woman: Report of a case and review of the literature

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 258-262

  Zhu, Lee Ching ^a   Sidhu, Gurdip S ^a,b   Cassai, Nicholas D ^b   Yang, Grace C H ^b,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Fine needle aspiration; Pancreatoblastoma; Pediatric pancreatic neoplasm

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN; ENZYME PRECURSOR; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADULT; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BLASTOMA; CASE REPORT; CELL GRANULE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER TUMOR; LYMPHADENOPATHY; PANCREAS TUMOR; PANCREATOBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW; TONOFILAMENT;

ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, ACINAR CELL; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; DESMOSOMES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SECRETORY VESICLES;

EID: 25444451034     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20355     Document Type: Review

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