Sputum cytology in suspected cases of carcinoma of lung (Sputum cytology a poor man's bronchoscopy!)

Lung India

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-23

  Ammanagi, A S ^a   Dombale, V D ^a   Miskin, A T ^a   Dandagi, G L ^a   Sangolli, S S ^b  

^a S N Medical College   (India)

^b KLE Society's Institute of Dental Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Carcinoma of lung; exfoliative cytology; PAP stain; pick and smear method; sputum cytology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; MALE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR;

EID: 84856609254     PISSN: 09702113     EISSN: 0974598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-2113.92356     Document Type: Article

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