Bile duct brushing cytology is a useful technique in the diagnosis of malignant biliary strictures. Adenocarcinoma is the usual type of carcinoma diagnosed in these brushing specimens. This report details the bile duct brushing cytology findings in an unusual case of hepatocellular carcinoma which p
Biliary brushing cytology
โ Scribed by S. M. Selvaggi
- Book ID
- 108705974
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 102 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0956-5507
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