Interpretative problems and preparative technique influence reliability of intraoperative parathyroid touch imprints

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 64-67

  Yao, Davis X ^a   Hoda, Syed A ^a   Yin, Diana Y ^a   Kuhel, William I ^b   Harigopal, Malini ^a   Resetkova, Erika ^a   DeLellis, Ronald A ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Weill Medi Coll of Cornell Univ ^*  (United States)

^c RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; PARATHYROID GLAND; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID SURGERY; TISSUE SECTION;

CYTODIAGNOSIS; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; PARATHYROID DISEASES; PARATHYROID GLANDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 0037283437     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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