Mycobacterium avium complex infection in a neck abscess: A diagnostic pitfall in fine-needle aspiration biopsy of head and neck lesions

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 527-530

  Fitzhugh, Valerie A ^a   McCash, Samuel I ^a   Park, Eunice ^a   Wiesenthal, Carl ^a   LaBombardi, Vincent ^a   Chen, Hua ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration biopsy; Microbiology; Molecular diagnosis; Mycobacterium avium complex; Neck abscess

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CYTOLOGY; DNA PROBE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; NECK TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABSCESS; ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE INFECTION; NECK;

EID: 67650257463     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.21067     Document Type: Article

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