Kikuchi-fujimoto disease in fine-needle aspiration smears: A clinico-cytologic study of 76 cases of KFD and 684 cases of reactive hyperplasia of the lymph node

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 288-295

  Das, Dilip K ^a,b   Mallik, Mrinmay K ^b   Dashti, Hawaraá A H M G H ^b   Sathar, Sitara A ^a   Jaragh, Mohammad ^b   Junaid, Thamradin A ^a,b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b MUBARAK AL KABEER HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

fine needle aspiration cytology; histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis; Kikuchi Fujimoto disease; reactive hyperplasia of lymph node

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CYTOPATHOLOGY; FEMALE; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KIKUCHI DISEASE; KUWAIT; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULUM CELL; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SMEAR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CELL COUNT; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTIOCYTIC NECROTIZING LYMPHADENITIS; HYPERPLASIA; INFANT; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CELL COUNT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTES; HISTIOCYTIC NECROTIZING LYMPHADENITIS; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; INFANT; KUWAIT; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876490478     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.21810     Document Type: Review

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