Cell Cannibalism: A cytological study in effusion samples

Journal of Cytology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 57-60

  Bansal, Cherry ^a   Tiwari, Vandana ^b   Singh, U ^b   Srivastava, A ^a   Misra, J ^a  

^a Eras Lucknow Medical College and Hospital   (India)

^b KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; cytology; malignant effusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957570052     PISSN: 09709371     EISSN: 09745165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9371.80736     Document Type: Article

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