The cytology of malignant mesothelioma

Cytopathology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 139-151

  Whitaker, Darrel ^a,b  

^a W Australian Transcultural P   (Australia)

^b Division of Tissue Pathology   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034095794     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.2000.00247.x     Document Type: Review

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