Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 107, Issue 5 , Pages 364-370 , May 2008

Analysis of Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology of the Salivary Gland

  • I-Shiow Jan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ping-Fung Chung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Hsiang Weng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Min-Se Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ya-Ting Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tsu-Yao Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jenq-Yuh Ko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Sow-Hsong Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Clinical Pathology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Sow-Hsong Kuo, Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Received 7 December 2007 ,Revised 28 December 2007 ,Accepted 15 January 2008.

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PII: S0929-6646(08)60101-1

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60101-1

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 107, Issue 5 , Pages 364-370 , May 2008

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