Pulmonolgists ability to review specimens obtained by TBNA - A real life study

Achim Rittmeyer (Immenhausen, Germany), Achim Rittmeyer, Tobias Anslinger, Hans-Ulrich Schildhaus, Lutz Welker, Marc Hinterthaner, Birgit Zwerger, Christian Reinhardt, Stefan Andreas

Source: International Congress 2015 – Developments in lung cancer diagnosis
Session: Developments in lung cancer diagnosis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2990
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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Achim Rittmeyer (Immenhausen, Germany), Achim Rittmeyer, Tobias Anslinger, Hans-Ulrich Schildhaus, Lutz Welker, Marc Hinterthaner, Birgit Zwerger, Christian Reinhardt, Stefan Andreas. Pulmonolgists ability to review specimens obtained by TBNA - A real life study. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 2990

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