Secretory activity in medullary thyroid carcinoma: A cytomorphological and immunocytochemical study

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 329-337

  Das, Dilip K ^a   Mallik, Mrinmay K ^b   George, Sara S ^a   Sheikh, Zaffar A ^b   Pathan, Shahed K ^b   Haji, Bahiyah E ^b   Al Quaddomi, Suad A ^b   Mirza, Kahvic ^c   Ajrawi, M Tareq ^d   Amir, Thasneem ^e   Dey, Pranab ^b   Francis, Issam M ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b MUBARAK AL KABEER HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^c AL JAHRA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^d FARWANIYA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^e Hussain Maki Al Juma Centre for Specialized Surgeries   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Calcitonin; Fine needle aspiration; Medullary thyroid carcinoma; Secretory activity

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CELL SHAPE; CYTOPLASM; DIFFUSION; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID MEDULLARY CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, MEDULLARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34249698107     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20637     Document Type: Article

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