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Fine‐needle aspiration diagnosis of extragonadal choriocarcinoma with lmmunoperoxidase studies
Author(s) -
Hoover Lola A.,
Hafiz Mohammad A.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.2840050116
Subject(s) - medicine , choriocarcinoma , fine needle aspiration , biopsy , immunoperoxidase , radiology , chorioepithelioma , vacuum aspiration , pathology , research methodology , population , family planning , environmental health , antibody , immunology , monoclonal antibody
A case of extragonadal choriocarcinoma in a 30‐yr‐old man was diagnosed by fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy with immunoperoxidase studies. FNA diagnosis in this case resulted in prompt treatment of rapidly growing metastases without the need for an invasive diagnostic procedure.