Secondary pericardial malignancies: A critical appraisal of the role of cytology, pericardial biopsy, and DNA ploidy analysis

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-34

  Bardales, Ricardo H ^a   Stanley, Michael W ^b   Schaefer, Robert F ^a   Liblit, Roberta L ^c   Owens, Rebecca B ^b   Surhland, Mark J ^c  

^a CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytology; DNA ploidy analysis; Metastases; Pericardial biopsy; Pericardial fluid; Pericardium; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEART TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; PERICARDIAL DISEASE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029896317     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/106.1.29     Document Type: Article

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