Accuracy of cytologic diagnosis of central nervous system tumours in crush preparation

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 483-486

  Shukla, Kaushambi ^a   Parikh, Biren ^a   Shukla, Jaimini ^a   Trivedi, Priti ^a   Shah, Birwa ^a  

^a GUJARAT CANCER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Central nervous system neoplasms; Crush preparations; Cytologic smears; Intraoperative cytology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN BIOPSY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CRANIOTOMY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MENINGIOMA; NEURILEMOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SMEAR; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTROCYTOMA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33845642570     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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