Effect of sampling phase of pleural fluid on the abundance of malignant cells in cytologic smears of effusions due to adenocarcinoma

S. Michaelides, V. Handrinos, K. Theodoros, G. Goulas, P. Mania, G. Bablekos (Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Diagnosis and management of pleural effusions and mesothelioma: improving old techniques and new tools
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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