Malignant epithelioid hemangioendothelioma with spindle phenotype: Report of an unusual case diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 721-724

  Brimo, Fadi ^a   Nahal, Ayoub ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aspiration cytology, fine needle; Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma; Malignancy; Spindle cell

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOSARCOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEOLUS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPINDLE CELL; TUMOR NECROSIS;

EID: 56749125236     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325629     Document Type: Article

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