Bizarre benign cells in peri-rectal endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration due to seminal vesicle sampling
Swati Satturwar MD
Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Search for more papers by this authorSara E. Monaco MD
Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Search for more papers by this authorJuan Xing MD
Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Search for more papers by this authorRandall E. Brand MD
Department of Gastroenterology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Liron Pantanowitz MD
Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Liron Pantanowitz, Department of Pathology, UPMC Cancer Pavilion Suite 201, 5150 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorSwati Satturwar MD
Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Search for more papers by this authorSara E. Monaco MD
Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Search for more papers by this authorJuan Xing MD
Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Search for more papers by this authorRandall E. Brand MD
Department of Gastroenterology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Liron Pantanowitz MD
Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Correspondence
Liron Pantanowitz, Department of Pathology, UPMC Cancer Pavilion Suite 201, 5150 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232.
Email: [email protected]
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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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