Lymphangioma of the posterior mediastinum in an adult: Diagnosis via cytopathologist-assisted fine-needle aspiration biopsy with cell block

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 412-415

  Coffing, Bryan ^a   Gutmann, Edward J ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration biopsy; Lymphangioma; Posterior mediastinum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BENIGN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHANGIOMA; MEDIASTINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; VASCULAR TUMOR;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHANGIOMA; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 28844480443     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20363     Document Type: Article

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