The application of immunocytochemistry to cytologic direct smears of metastatic merkel cell carcinoma

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 729-733

  Knoepp, Stewart M ^a   Hookim, Kim ^a   Placido, Jeremiah ^a   Fields, Kristina L ^a   Roh, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

CK20; cytology; direct smear; immunocytochemistry; Merkel cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CD56 ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN 20; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84881387385     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.22807     Document Type: Article

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