Collection fluid helps preservation in voided urine cytology

Cytopathology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-117

  Raistrick, J ^a   Shambayati, B ^a   Dunsmuir, W ^a  

^a ST PETER S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell preservation; Diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma; Urine collection fluids; Urine cytology; Urine preparation techniques

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FRIEDMAN TEST; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; LIQUID; MALE; MICTURITION; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; URINE COLLECTION FLUID; URINE CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FIXATIVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLUTIONS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; URINE;

EID: 41049095308     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2006.00396.x     Document Type: Article

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