Brush cytology and biopsy in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 628-632

  Halpern, Marisa ^a,b,c   Gal, Rivka ^a,b,c   Rath Wolfson, Lea ^a,b,c   Koren, Rumelia ^a,b,c   Weil, Ruben ^a,b,c   Avni, Arieh ^a,b,c  

^a HASHARON HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Herzl Clinic   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brush cytology; Colorectal neoplasms; Endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COLON ADENOMA; COLON BIOPSY; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY;

EID: 0030956086     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000332675     Document Type: Article

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