Cytopathology of thymic epithelial neoplasms

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 213-222

  Wakely Jr , Paul E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Carcinoid; Cytopathology; Fine needle aspiration; Neuroendocrine carcinoma; Thymic carcinoma; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN;

ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; EPITHELIUM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HODGKIN DISEASE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOCYTE; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING ERROR; SMEAR; SPINDLE CELL CARCINOMA; STAIN; THYMOMA; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, NEUROENDOCRINE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33646097915     PISSN: 07402570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semdp.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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