Immunostaining of cytology smears: A comparative study to identify the most suitable method of smear preparation and fixation with reference to commonly used immunomarkers

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 217-221

  Shidham, Vinod B ^a   Chang, Chung Che ^a   Rao, R Nagarjun ^a   Komorowski, Richard ^a   Chivukula, Mamatha ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Air dried smears; Fine needle aspiration cytology; FNAB; Immunocytochemistry; Immunohistochemistry; Intraoperative cytology

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN; CYTOKERATIN 20; CYTOKERATIN 7; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; VIMENTIN;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMEAR; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE SECTION;

CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; NEOPLASMS; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; TISSUE FIXATION; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0141705272     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.10364     Document Type: Article

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