Diagnostic utility of cell block method combined with conventional smear cytology in the diagnosis of exudative pleural effusions accompanying lung cancer

D. Koksal, F. Demirag, H. Bayiz, A. Koyuncu, N. Mutluay, B. Berktas, M. Berkoglu (Ankara, Istanbul, Turkey)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Diagnosis and management of pleural and mediastinal diseases
Session: Diagnosis and management of pleural and mediastinal diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2929
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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D. Koksal, F. Demirag, H. Bayiz, A. Koyuncu, N. Mutluay, B. Berktas, M. Berkoglu (Ankara, Istanbul, Turkey). Diagnostic utility of cell block method combined with conventional smear cytology in the diagnosis of exudative pleural effusions accompanying lung cancer. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 2929

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