FNAC in the diagnosis of lymph node malignancies: A simple and sensitive tool

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-24

  Wilkinson, Anne R ^a   Mahore, Sadhana D ^a   Maimoon, Sabiha A ^a  

^a NKP SALVE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration cytology; lymph node; malignancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE CANCER; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM TUMOR; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 84862510470     PISSN: 09715851     EISSN: 09752129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.96964     Document Type: Article

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