Kawan bronchial brush/cell block technique: Facilitation of the routine diagnosis of bronchial neoplasms

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1409-1413

  Kawan, Elfriede ^a  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bronchial brushing; Bronchial neoplasms; Bronchoscopy; Cell block

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHUS CANCER; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

BRONCHUS;

EID: 0032414669     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000332176     Document Type: Article

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