The aim of this investigation was to report on the diagnostic accuracy of conventional effusion cytology. Cytological diagnoses of 300 pleural effusions and 300 ascites were compared with clinical and/or histological follow-ups of the respective patients. Sensitivity of our cytological diagnoses on
Diagnostic accuracy of cytology and immunocytology in carcinomatous effusions
β Scribed by G. Metzgeroth; C. Kuhn; B. Schultheis; R. Hehlmann; J. Hastka
- Book ID
- 108706365
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 163 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0956-5507
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