Sarcoidal granulomas in cytological specimens from intrathoracic adenopathy: Morphologic characteristics and radiographic correlations

Respiration

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 244-251

  Cancellieri, Alessandra ^b   Leslie, Kevin O ^a   Tinelli, Carmine ^c   Patelli, Marco ^b   Trisolini, Rocco ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytology; Endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration; Granuloma; Lymphadenopathy; Sarcoidosis; Transbronchial needle aspiration; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOPATHOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMA; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSBRONCHIAL ASPIRATION; TUBERCULOSIS; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; ASPIRATION NEEDLE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DENSITY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTRATHORACIC LYMPHADENOPATHY; LUNG SARCOIDOSIS; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; PATHOLOGIST; THORAX DISEASE;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MIDDLE AGED; SARCOIDOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84875226143     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: 14230356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000345386     Document Type: Article

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