The contribution of serum ferritin, iron, iron binding capacity and bronchoalveolar lavage ferritin levels in differential diagnosis of lung cancer from benign pulmonary diseases

H. Ucar, A. E. Erbaycu, M. Gulpek, F. Tuksavul, D. Kalenci, S. Z. Guclu (Izmir, Turkey)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Biology, diagnosis and rare tumours in thoracic malignancies
Session: Biology, diagnosis and rare tumours in thoracic malignancies
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2526

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