The importance of fine needle aspiration in conjunction with radiologic examination in the evaluation of granular cell tumor presenting as a thyroid mass: A case report

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-199

  Liu, Jing ^a   Krishnamouthy, Savitri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytology; Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA); Granular cell tumor; Immunostaining; Radiography; Thyroid gland

Indexed keywords

TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; METABOLISM; NECK; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; THYROID TUMOR;

ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; HUMANS; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; NECK; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 79958704627     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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