Fine needle aspiration biopsy of soft tissue sarcomas: Utility and diagnostic challenges

Advances in Anatomic Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-37

  Singh, Harsharan K ^a   Kilpatrick, Scott E ^a   Silverman, Jan F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytogenetic analysis; Cytology; Fine needle aspiration biopsy; Immunohistochemistry; Soft tissue sarcoma; Subtyping

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NEEDLE BIOPSY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 3142733829     PISSN: 10724109     EISSN: 15334031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00125480-200401000-00003     Document Type: Article

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