Effectiveness of sputum cytology using ThinPrep® method for evaluation of lung cancer

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 167-171

  Choi, Yoo Duk ^a   Han, Chang Woo ^a   Kim, Jo Heon ^a   Oh, In Jae ^a   Lee, Ji Shin ^a   Nam, Jong Hee ^a   Juhng, Sang Woo ^a   Park, Chang Soo ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cytology; Sputum; ThinPrep

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CELL STRUCTURE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS;

ADENOCARCINOMA; CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, LARGE CELL; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CYTODIAGNOSIS; HISTOCYTOLOGICAL PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPUTUM;

EID: 39749137047     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20761     Document Type: Article

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