The usefulness of cytogenetic analysis in fine needle aspirates for the histologic subtyping of sarcomas

Modern Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 815-819

  Kilpatrick, Scott E ^a,c   Bergman, Simon ^b   Pettenati, Mark J ^b   Gulley, Margaret L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytogenetic analysis; Cytology; Fine needle aspiration; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHILD; CHONDROSARCOMA; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EWING SARCOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPOMA; MALE; MYXOSARCOMA; OSTEOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA;

EID: 33646893256     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: 15300285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3800598     Document Type: Article

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