Cytohistologic correlations in schwannomas (neurilemmomas), including "ancient," cellular, and epithelioid variants

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 517-522

  Klijanienko, Jerzy ^a   Caillaud, Jean Michel ^b   Lagacé, Réal ^c  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^b Biodoxis   (France)

^c LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cytology; Fine needle aspiration; Neurilemmoma; Schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOMA; CELL NUCLEUS INCLUSION BODY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MAST CELL; MESENCHYMOMA; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33746767028     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20320     Document Type: Review

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