Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology diagnosis of small round cell tumors: Value and limitations

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 309-318

  Das, Dilip K ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Ewing sarcoma; Fine needle aspiration cytology; Hepatoblastoma; Nephroblastoma; Neuroblastoma; Non Hodgkin lymphoma; Peripheral neuroectodermal tumor; Rhabdomyosarcoma; Small cell anaplastic carcinoma; Small round cell tumor

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DESMOPLASTIC SMALL ROUND CELL TUMOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EWING SARCOMA; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INOPERABLE CANCER; KARYOTYPE; LABORATORY TEST; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PLOIDY; RETINOBLASTOMA; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SMALL CELL SARCOMA; TISSUE CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 33644798032     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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