Eosinophilic metaplastic atypia in exfoliated cells of ovarian endometriosis: A potential cytodiagnostic pitfall in peritoneal fluids

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-125

  Slade, Adam J ^a   Dieterich, Mark ^a,b   Sturgis, Charles D ^a,b,c  

^a Evanston NW Hlthcare Res Institute ^*  (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascites; Cytology; Endometriosis; Metaplasia; Peritoneum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METAPLASIA; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY ENDOMETRIOSIS; PERITONEAL FLUID; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASCITIC FLUID; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EOSINOPHILIA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; METAPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN DISEASES;

EID: 3343010283     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20031     Document Type: Article

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