Cytopathologic findings in an immature cystic teratoma: Report of an unusual case

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 120-122

  Balco, Michael T ^a   Burroughs, Frances H ^a   Ali, Syed Z ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytopathology; Fine needle aspiration; Glial; Immature teratoma; Neuroepithelial

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL TUMOR; CYTOPATHOLOGY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOMA;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; NEUROEPITHELIAL CELLS; NEUROGLIA; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; TERATOMA;

EID: 33847006928     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20602     Document Type: Article

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