Morphologic and immunocytochemical performances of effusion cell blocks prepared using 3 different methods

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 177-182

  Jing, Xin ^a   Li, Qing Kay ^b   Bedrossian, Ursula ^c   Michael, Claire W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MADONNA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell block preparations; Immunocytochemical performance; Morphologic performance; Serous effusions

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CD20 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; KERATIN; PANCYTOKERATIN; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; TUMOR MARKER;

ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CELL COUNT; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOLYT PREFIXED THROMBIN CLOT; HISTOGEL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MORPHOLOGY; PLASMA THROMBIN CLOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SOLID TUMOR; ADENOCARCINOMA; ASCITES FLUID; CYTODIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LYMPHOMA; MESOTHELIOMA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; TISSUE FIXATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ASCITIC FLUID; CYTODIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOMA; MESOTHELIOMA; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TISSUE FIXATION; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875071366     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCP83ADULCXMAIX     Document Type: Article

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