Quantitation of monoclonal plasma cells in bone marrow biopsies in plasma cell dyscrasia

Analytical Cellular Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 167-171

  Markey, G M ^a   Kettle, P ^a   Morris, T C M ^a   Connolly, N ^a   Foster, H ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone marrow biopsy; Immunocytochemistry; Light chain immunoglobulin; Plasma cell dyscrasia; Tumour quantitation

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PLASMA CELL; PLASMA CELL DYSCRASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0141539589     PISSN: 09218912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2003/821978     Document Type: Article

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