Fine-needle aspiration cytology of epithelioid angiosarcoma: A diagnostic dilemma

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 429-433

  Gagner, Jean Pierre ^a   Yim, Joon H ^a   Yang, Grace C H ^a,b  

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

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epithelioid angiosarcoma; Epithelioid sarcoma; Pelvic neoplasm; Vascular neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DOXORUBICIN; HEPARIN; IFOSFAMIDE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTERY BYPASS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EPITHELIOID SARCOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDRONEPHROSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEPHRECTOMY; PELVIS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETER STENT; VASCULAR TUMOR;

ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EPITHELIOID CELLS; FEMALE; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; ILIAC VEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; VASCULAR NEOPLASMS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 28844503111     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20379     Document Type: Article

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