TY - JOUR
T1 - Cytopathologic diagnosis of liver mass lesions
AU - Conrad, Rachel
AU - Castelino-Prabhu, Shobha
AU - Cobb, Camilla
AU - Raza, Anwar
N1 - The liver is a common site for metastatic malignancies, particularly from the gastrointestinal tract. It also may be involved by primary neoplasms, both benign and malignant. Cytopathologic examination of mass lesions of the liver with pertinent use of ancillary studies is a useful method of establishing a correct diagnosis for patient management.
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - The liver is a common site for metastatic malignancies, particularly from the gastrointestinal tract. It also may be involved by primary neoplasms, both benign and malignant. Cytopathologic examination of mass lesions of the liver with pertinent use of ancillary studies is a useful method of establishing a correct diagnosis for patient management. The authors reviewed the literature for articles pertaining to cytologic characteristics of specific tumor types, utility of immunohistochemical markers and pertinent molecular studies, differential diagnoses and pitfalls.
AB - The liver is a common site for metastatic malignancies, particularly from the gastrointestinal tract. It also may be involved by primary neoplasms, both benign and malignant. Cytopathologic examination of mass lesions of the liver with pertinent use of ancillary studies is a useful method of establishing a correct diagnosis for patient management. The authors reviewed the literature for articles pertaining to cytologic characteristics of specific tumor types, utility of immunohistochemical markers and pertinent molecular studies, differential diagnoses and pitfalls.
KW - Brush cytology
KW - Cytology
KW - Endoscopic ultrasound
KW - Fine needle aspiration
KW - Liver
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U2 - 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2012.020
DO - 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2012.020
M3 - Review article
SN - 2078-6891
VL - 4
SP - 53
EP - 61
JO - Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
JF - Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
IS - 1
ER -