Pilomatrixoma: A diagnostic pitfall in fine-needle aspiration biopsies. A review from a small county hospital

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 130-136

  Lemos, Luciano B ^a,b   Brauchle, Randall W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

childhood neoplasms; diagnostic pitfall; fine needle aspiration; parotid tumors; Pilomatrixoma

Indexed keywords

ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BASAL CELL; BED; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; GIRL; HEAD; HISPANIC; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; NECK; PAROTID GLAND; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PILOMATRIXOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN; SKIN COLOR; SMEAR;

EID: 3042790690     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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