Superficial urothelial (umbrella) cells: A potential cause of abnormal DNA ploidy results in urine specimens

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 411-415

  Wojcik, E M ^a   Brownlie, R J ^a   Bassler, T J ^a   Miller, M C ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder neoplasms; Ploidies; Urine; Urothelium

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER IRRIGATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMETRY; DNA CONTENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FEULGEN STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR; UROTHELIUM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; BLADDER NEOPLASMS; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DNA, NEOPLASM; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PLOIDIES; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 0033779114     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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