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13 - Fine-Needle Aspiration of Lung, Pleura, and Mediastinum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2021

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Jing Zhai
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Ji-Weon Park ,
Paolo Gattuso ,
Vijaya B. Reddy  and
Shahla Masood
Ji-Weon Park
Affiliation:
Rush University, Chicago
Paolo Gattuso
Affiliation:
Rush University, Chicago
Vijaya B. Reddy
Affiliation:
Rush University, Chicago
Shahla Masood
Affiliation:
University of Florida
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Epithelioid histiocyte: elongated twisted bland nuclei, small distinct nucleoli, and abundant pale cytoplasm with indistinct border

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Differential Diagnosis in Cytopathology , pp. 422 - 462
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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