The use of immunoperoxidase panels for the cytologic diagnosis of malignancy in serous effusions
β Scribed by Jan F. Silverman; Keith Nance; Beth Phillips; H. Thomas Norris
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 851 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-1039
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the expert technical assistance of L. Martinez in immunocytochemistry, and M. Maset in handling and staining the specimens.
## Abstract Differentiating reactive mesothelial cells (RMs) from metastatic adenocarcinoma cells (MAC) in serous fluids based on cytomorphologic features alone can be very challenging. Various immunocytochemical (ICC) markers have been used to maximize the diagnostic accuracy, however, cytopatholo
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