Cytologic characteristics of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma in squash smears: Morphometric comparisons with gemistocytic astrocytoma and giant cell glioblastoma

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 375-379

  Kim, Se Hoon ^a   Lee, Kwang Gil ^b   Kim, Tai Seung ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brain cancer; Gemistocytic astrocytoma; Giant cell glioblastoma; Squash cytology; Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA CELL; CELL NUCLEUS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GEMISTOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA; GIANT CELL; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMEAR; SUBEPENDYMAL GIANT CELL ASTROCYTOMA; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 34248631691     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325750     Document Type: Article

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