## BACKGROUND. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNA) allows detailed imaging of both intramural and extramural structures of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and also allows tissue samples to be obtained from masses and lesions in the GI tract. The objective of the cu
Analysis of cytological specimens from mediastinal lesions obtained by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration
β Scribed by Kramer, Henk ;Sanders, Joyce ;Post, Wendy J. ;Groen, Harry J.M. ;Suurmeijer, Albert J.H.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 147 KB
- Volume
- 108
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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