Peritoneal washing cytology is unnecessa
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Sharifi, Sheida ;Ducatman, Barbara S. ;Wang, Helen H. ;Fraser, Jean L.
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## BACKGROUND. The presence of tumor cells in peritoneal washing cytology specimens taken during surgery affects the staging of many gynecologic malignancies. Peritoneal washings are often collected routinely, even in cases of presumed benign disease. This study was designed to address whether eva