Cytomorphology of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the urinary bladder: Report of two cases

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 600-603

  Cai, Guoping ^a,b   Parwani, Anil V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytomorphology; Lymphoepithelioma like carcinoma; Urinary bladder

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; THROMBOMODULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN; CYTOLOGY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA; MALE; NUCLEOLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR;

AGED; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; URINE;

EID: 48649097970     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20853     Document Type: Article

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