Correlation study of benign cytomorphology and final clinical diagnosis

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 196-200

  Zhai, Jing ^a   Harbour, J William ^a   Smith, Morton E ^a   Dávila, Rosa M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytology; Inflammation, intraocular; Negative predictive value; Vitrectomy; Vitreous fluid

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EOSINOPHIL; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LENS; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOMA; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UVEITIS; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY; VITREOUS DISEASE; VITRITIS;

EID: 41149107487     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325479     Document Type: Article

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