Cytomorphology of dedifferentiated liposarcoma of the subcutis of the upper back with axillary lymph node metastasis: A case report

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 333-336

  Geethamani, V ^a   Savithri, Ravindra ^a   Suguna, Belur Venugopal ^a   Niveditha, Shankaran Rukmini ^a  

^a KEMPEGOWDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Dedifferentiated; Fine needle; Liposarcoma; Subcutis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRUCTURE; FEMALE; GIEMSA STAIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIPOBLASTOMA; LIPOSARCOMA; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL;

EID: 77953198415     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325046     Document Type: Article

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