Cytodiagnosis of malignant mesothelioma on bronchial washing fluid, with immunocytochemical confirmation

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1640-1642

  Pelosi, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bronchial lavage fluid; Immunocytochemistry; Mesothelioma

Indexed keywords

CA 15-3 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CD15 ANTIGEN; KERATIN;

CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PLEURA TUMOR;

ANTIGENS, CD15; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CA-15-3 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031228722     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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