Imprint cytologic features of pulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: Comparison with classic large cell carcinoma

Oncology Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 285-288

  Iyoda, Akira ^a   Baba, Masayuki ^a   Hiroshima, Kenzo ^a   Saitoh, Hiroko ^b   Moriya, Yasumitsu ^a   Shibuya, Kiyoshi ^a   Iizasa, Toshihiko ^a   Horiuchi, Fumio ^c   Ohwada, Hidemi ^a   Fujisawa, Takehiko ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Saiseikai Narashino Hospital   (Japan)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Classic large cell carcinoma; Cytology; Diagnosis; Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma; Pulmonary; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARCINOMA; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LARGE CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG TUMOR; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

CARCINOMA, LARGE CELL; CARCINOMA, NEUROENDOCRINE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NECROSIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

EID: 3242785016     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: 17912431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/or.11.2.285     Document Type: Article

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