Malignant meningitis: A rational approach to cerebrospinal fluid cytology

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 497-499

  MacKenzie, J M ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Cytology; Malignancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MENINGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029901414     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.49.6.497     Document Type: Article

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