Comparison of cell block preparation methods for nongynecologic ThinPrep specimens

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 640-643

  Nigro, Kelly ^a   Tynski, Zofia ^a   Wasman, Jay ^a   Abdul Karim, Fadi ^a   Wang, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell block; Inverted filter; Thrombin

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; THROMBIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; DEVICE; FILTER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION;

ALBUMINS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPH NODES; MICROTOMY; THROMBIN; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 34948864443     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20713     Document Type: Article

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