Maximizing the yield of lymph node cytology: Lessons learned from rapid onsite evaluation of image- and endoscopic-guided biopsies of hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes

Cancer Cytopathology

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 361-366

  Da Cunha Santos, Gilda ^a   Boerner, Scott L ^a   Geddie, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Computed axial tomography; Endoscopic transbronchial ultrasound; Fine needle; Histocytological preparation techniques; Lymph node; Specimen handling

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; KI 67 ANTIGEN;

CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE GUIDED BIOPSY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LASER SCANNING CYTOMETRY; LUNG CANCER; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID ONSITE EVALUATION; REVIEW; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TRANSBRONCHIAL ASPIRATION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; LUNG TUMOR; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MEDIASTINUM; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MEDIASTINUM; NEOPLASM STAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84857084195     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19346638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncy.20166     Document Type: Review

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