Intraoperative imprint cytology for sentinel lymph node evaluation of merkel cell carcinoma: A case report

Pathology Case Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 109-113

  Young, Yorke D ^a   Parsons, Amy C ^a   Levine, Edward A ^a   Geisinger, Kim R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Imprint cytology; Merkel cell carcinoma; Sentinel lymph nodes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; STAINING;

EID: 67650230380     PISSN: 10829784     EISSN: 15334015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCR.0b013e31817c6e70     Document Type: Article

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