A novel method of sputum processing for cytologic diagnosis of lung cancer

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 121-126

  Wang, Gwo Shu ^a   Lee, Yu Chin ^b,c   Perng, Reury Perng ^b  

^a Taoyuan Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clinical laboratory techniques; Lung cancer; Sputum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; FILTRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM;

EID: 2942595699     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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