Cytopathology of the pancreas: neoplastic and nonneoplastic entities

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 140-151

  Layfield, Lester J ^a   Jarboe, Elke A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Cytology; EUS; FNA; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

ACINAR CELL; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSPLASIA; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PANCREAS ADENOMA; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PANCREAS ISLET CELL TUMOR; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOCYST; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE;

HUMANS; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC DISEASES;

EID: 77649325953     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2009.12.007     Document Type: Review

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