Distinguishing adenoid cystic carcinoma from cylindromatous adenomas in salivary fine-needle aspirates: The cytologic clues and their ultrastructural basis

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 284-288

  Yang, Grace C H ^a,b   Waisman, Jerry ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenoid cystic carcinoma; Basal cell adenoma; Fine needle aspiration cytology; Head and neck cancer; Pleomorphic adenoma; Salivary gland neoplasms; Ultrafast Papanicolaou stain

Indexed keywords

DYE; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; ULTRAFAST PAPANICOLAOU STAIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA; ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BASAL CELL ADENOMA; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHROMATIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYLINDROMATOUS ADENOMA; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEOLUS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SALIVARY GLAND TUMOR; STAINING; TUMOR CELL;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, ADENOID CYSTIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVARY GLAND NEOPLASMS; SALIVARY GLANDS;

EID: 33645539573     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20430     Document Type: Article

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