Cytologic findings and differential diagnosis in hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: A case report

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 713-717

  Manucha, Varsha ^a   Sun, Chen Chih J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy, fine needle; Cytology; Hemangioendothelioma, epithelioid; Hemangioendothelioma, hepatic

Indexed keywords

LIVER ENZYME; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEPATIC EPITHELIOID HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER ADENOMA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 56749100624     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325627     Document Type: Article

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