Cytopathological diagnosis of metastatic pleomorphic liposarcoma in the lung: A report of a case correlated with the histopathology of the primary tumour

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 667-670

  Apostolou, George ^a   Biteli, Maria ^a   Chatzipantelis, Paschalis ^a  

^a Anti cancer Oncological Hospital St Savvas   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; High grade sarcoma; Lipoblasts; Pleomorphic liposarcoma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPOSARCOMA; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG SARCOMA; MALE; PLEOMORPHIC LIPOSARCOMA; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL; THORAX WALL CANCER; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET;

AGED; BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPOSARCOMA; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; THORACIC WALL; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 68849124003     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.21085     Document Type: Article

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