Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of monophasic variant of spindle epithelial tumor with thymus-like differentiation of the thyroid: Report of one case and review of the literature

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-119

  Tong, Guo Xia ^a,b   Hamele Bena, Diane ^a   Wei, Xiao Jun ^a   O'Toole, Kathleen ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration biopsy; Spindle epithelial tumor with thymus like differentiation; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN; CYTOKERATIN; THYROGLOBULIN; VIMENTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA; THYMUS; THYROID CANCER; THYROID MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, GLANDULAR AND EPITHELIAL; THYMUS GLAND; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33846964167     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20579     Document Type: Article

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