Correlation between pleural fluid cytological yield and pleural tumour burden in malignant pleural effusions

L. Sakr, R. Andree, L. Anderson, G. Laurent, D. Herve, P. Cau, A. Philippe (Montreal, Canada; , France)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - 100 years of thoracoscopy: still room for improvement?
Session: 100 years of thoracoscopy: still room for improvement?
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 713
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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