Bronchial Cytology in Pleural Mesothelioma: A Report of 3 Positive Cases, Including 1 Diagnosed Initially on Bronchial Brushings

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1017-1022

  DellaGiustina, Dino ^a   Falconieri, Giovanni ^b   Bonifacio Gori, Daniela ^c   Zanconati, Fabrizio ^c   DiBonito, Luigi ^c   Pizzolitto, Stefano ^b  

^a Department of Ophthalmology   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Bronchi; Mesothelioma; Pleural neoplasms

Indexed keywords

CALRETININ; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; KERATIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BRONCHUS; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CANCER CELL; CASE REPORT; CELL MEMBRANE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PATIENT; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BRONCHUS;

EID: 0344464800     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326638     Document Type: Article

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