Cytologic diagnosis and differential diagnosis of lung carcinoid tumors a retrospective study of 63 cases with histologic correlation

Cancer Cytopathology

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 457-467

  Stoll, Lisa Marie ^a   Johnson, Michael W ^a   Burroughs, Frances ^a   Li, Qing Kay ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytology; Diagnosis; Differential diagnosis; Fine needle aspiration; Histologic correlation; Lung carcinoid

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOID; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOID TUMOR; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79952214715     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19346638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncy.20105     Document Type: Article

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