Utility of small biopsies for diagnosis of lung nodules: Doing more with less

Modern Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue , 2012, Pages 43-57

  Mukhopadhyay, Sanjay ^a  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Core needle biopsy; Immunohistochemistry; Lung cancer classification; Napsin A; Non small cell lung carcinoma; Transbronchial biopsy; TTF 1

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84860547945     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: 15300285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2011.153     Document Type: Article

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