Villous adenoma of the ampulla of Vater is a rare but distinct pathologic entity. We studied seven brush cytology specimens from four patients with this unusual lesion all of whom had surgical pathologic confirmation and clinical follow-up. The distinguishing cytologic appearance includes the presen
Cytologic features of oncocytic pleomorphic adenoma
✍ Scribed by José A. Jiménez-Heffernan; Luis Ortega; José M. Viguer
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 81 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-1039
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