Yolk sac tumor of childhood: Diagnosis on fine needle aspiration biopsy [6]

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 697-698

  Afroz, Nishat ^a   Khan, Nazoora ^a   Chana, R S ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy, fine needle; Child; Yolk sac tumor

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDODERM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LETTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

EID: 27944509518     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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