Fine needle aspiration biopsy of gastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting as an umbilical mass (Sister Mary Joseph's nodule)

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 100-103

  Scudeler, Donizete ^a   Wakely Jr , Paul E ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytopathology; Fine needle aspiration; Gastrointestinal stromal tumor; Sister Mary Joseph nodule

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CYTOPATHOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METASTASIS; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SISTER MARY JOSEPH NODULE; VASCULAR TUMOR;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; ADENOCARCINOMA; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UMBILICUS;

EID: 33645006780     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2005.09.007     Document Type: Article

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