Possible use and role of molecular techniques in fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) practice

Diagnostic Histopathology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 286-292

  Schmitt, Fernando ^a   Barroca, Helena ^b  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

FNAC; Immunocytochemistry; Molecular diagnostics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLONAL VARIATION; CYTOLOGY; DESMOPLASTIC SMALL ROUND CELL TUMOR; EWING SARCOMA; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOMA; MESOBLASTIC NEPHROMA; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MOLECULAR THERAPY; NEUROBLASTOMA; PANCREAS CYST; PANCREAS TUMOR; PROGNOSIS; RHABDOID TUMOR; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SOLID TUMOR; SPINDLE CELL CARCINOMA; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA; THYROID TUMOR; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 79960078592     PISSN: 17562317     EISSN: 18767621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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