Usefulness of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) as a molecular diagnostic approach in pleural effusions

D. C. B. Rosolen, L. D. Kulikowski, G. Bottura, F. S. Vargas, R. K. Sales, L. Antonangelo (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Clinical diagnosis and management of malignant pleural effusions
Session: Clinical diagnosis and management of malignant pleural effusions
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 3686
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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