## Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rapidly fatal disease whose diagnosis, particularly through less invasive techniques such as analysis of pleural effusion, can be challenging. Currently, a commercially available diagnostic test based on microRNA (miRNA) expression patterns is p
The sensitivity of cytologic evaluation of pleural fluid in the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma
โ Scribed by E. A. Rakha; S. Patil; K. Abdulla; M. Abdulkader; Z. Chaudry; I. N. Soomro
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 176 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-1039
- DOI
- 10.1002/dc.21303
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