Large, clear cytoplasmic vacuolation : An under-recognized cytologic clue to distinguish solid pseudopapillary neoplasms of the pancreas from pancreatic endocrine neoplasms on fine-needle aspiration

Cancer

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 249-254

  Jhala, Nirag ^a   Siegal, Gene P ^a   Jhala, Darshana ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic ultrasound; Fine needle aspiration; Pancreas; Pancreatic cancer; Pancreatic endocrine neoplasm; Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CELL VACUOLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS ISLET CELL TUMOR; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID PSEUDOPAPILLARY NEOPLASM; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; VON HIPPEL LINDAU DISEASE; CYTOPLASM; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PANCREAS TUMOR; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PATHOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; CYTOPLASM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; VACUOLES;

EID: 51649113735     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23595     Document Type: Article

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