Increased number of cancer cells in bronchial washing fluid detected by combining conventional cytology and high-resolution flow cytometry

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 123, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 571-577

  Cicconetti, F ^a   Teodori, L ^b   Persiani, M ^b   Di Tondo, U ^a   Alo P ^a   Marci, A ^a   Brun, S ^a   Gohde W ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bronchial washing fluid; Cytology; DNA protein flow cytometry; Early diagnosis Lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION;

ANEUPLOIDY; BRONCHIAL NEOPLASMS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; DNA, NEOPLASM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS;

EID: 0030778252     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004320050107     Document Type: Article

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