Diagnosis of metastatic melanoma by fine-needle biopsy: Analysis of 2,204 cases

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 385-397

  Murali, Rajmohan ^a   Doubrovsky, Anna ^a   Watson, Geoffrey F ^a   McKenzie, Paul R ^a   Lee, C Soon ^a   McLeod, Duncan J ^a   Uren, Roger F ^a   Stretch, Jonathan R ^a,b,c   Saw, Robyn P M ^a,b,c   Thompson, John F ^a,b,c   Scolyer, Ricfard A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cytology; Cytopathology; Diagnosis; Fine needle aspiration; Fine needle biopsy; Metastatic melanoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AXILLA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER TISSUE; CELL POPULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FIBROSIS; SKIN METASTASIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METABOLISM; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; S100 PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34247854928     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/3QR4FC5PPWXA7N29     Document Type: Article

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