Cytomorphologic and immunophenotypical features of acinar cell neoplasms of the pancreas

Cancer Cytopathology

Volumn 121, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 459-470

  Sigel, Carlie S ^a   Klimstra, David S ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acinar cell carcinoma; Fine needle biopsy; Immunohistochemistry; Neuroendocrine tumors; Pancreatic acinar carcinoma; Pancreatoblastoma

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN A; CHYMOTRYPSIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TRYPSIN;

ACINAR CELL CARCINOMA; ACINAR CELL CYSTADENOMA; ACINAR CELL NEOPLASM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHILD; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; MIXED ACINAR DUCTAL CARCINOMA; MIXED ACINAR NEUROENDOCRINE CARCINOMA; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREATOBLASTOMA; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOLID PSEUDOPAPILLARY TUMOR; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

ACINAR CELL CARCINOMA; FINE-NEEDLE BIOPSY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS; PANCREATIC ACINAR CARCINOMA; PANCREATOBLASTOMA;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, ACINAR CELL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84885067547     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19346638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncy.21279     Document Type: Article

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