Diagnostic utility of cell-block from bronchial washing in pulmonary neoplasms

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 191-192

  Calabretto, Maria Luisa ^a   Giol, Linda ^a   Sulfaro, Sandro ^a  

^a Pordenone City Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bronchial washing; Cell block; Lung neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0029829807     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(199609)15:3<191::AID-DC3>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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