Yield of biopsy, brushing and bronchial washing through fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of lung cancer with visible lesions

M. I. Saleem, M. Uzbeck, V. Parihar, A. McIntyre, J. J. Gilmartin (Galway, Ireland)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Diagnosis of thoracic malignancies
Session: Diagnosis of thoracic malignancies
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3887
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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