Endometrial atypical (bizarre) stromal cells: A potential diagnostic pitfall in biopsy

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 200, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 625-627

  Monaco, Maria Lo ^a   Puzzo, Lidia ^a   Brancato, Franca ^a   Torrisi, Antonina ^a   Magro, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometrium atypical stromal cells

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL ASSAY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CYTOLOGY; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESENCHYME CELL; MORPHOLOGY; NEOPLASM; POLYP; STROMA CELL; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 4444333865     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2004.02.013     Document Type: Article

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