The size and quality of the histology specimens obtained with transbronchial needle aspiration

Journal of Bronchology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 71-75

  Oki, Masahide ^a   Saka, Hideo ^a   Kitagawa, Chiyoe ^a   Sako, Chieko ^a   Tanaka, Shigeru ^a   Kawada, Yoshihiro ^a   Moritani, Suzuko ^a   Ichihara, Shu ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION NAGOYA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Histology; Specimen quality; Specimen size; Transbronchial needle aspiration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; CARTILAGE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMARTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG CYST; LUNG HILUS; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIASTINUM MASS; NEEDLE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NEURILEMOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SARCOIDOSIS; STOMACH CANCER; TRACHEA; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

EID: 16444374870     PISSN: 10708030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.laboratory.0000156267.68176.51     Document Type: Article

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