The complex cytological features of synovial sarcoma in fine needle aspirates, an analysis of four illustrative cases

Cytopathology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 234-240

  Akerman M ^a   Domanski, H A ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cytodiagnosis cell block; Cytology; Fine needle aspiration; Immunohistochemistry; Molecular genetics; Synovial sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMA CELL; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CA-15-3 ANTIGEN; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KERATINS; MALE; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SARCOMA, SYNOVIAL; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE;

EID: 34447500176     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2007.00458.x     Document Type: Article

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