Efficacy of cytology, cell blocks and thoracoscopic pleural biopsy in malignant pleural effusion diagnosis

E. Altman, L. Spiridonov, S. Vadim, L. Alejandro, G. Alexei, C. I. Hector (Nahariya, Israel)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Clinical problems in mediastinal and pleural malignacies
Session: Clinical problems in mediastinal and pleural malignacies
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3073
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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