Decidualized endometrioma diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology: A case report with immunocytochemical confirmation

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 373-376

  El Gohary, Yasser M ^a   Garcia, Monica T ^a   Ganjei Azar, Parvin ^a  

^a JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

CD10; Decidualization; Endometrioma; Endometriosis; ER

Indexed keywords

CALRETININ; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; ECTOPIC TISSUE; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 66349128662     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.21029     Document Type: Article

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