Original paper
Diagnostic utility of cell block method combined with conventional smear cytology in the diagnosis of exudative pleural effusions accompanying lung cancer
Abstract
Aim: Thoracenthesis is the first investigation to be done in a lung cancer patient with pleural effusion. We routinely use conventional smear studies (CSS) for diagnosis. We aimed to investigate the diagnostic utility of cell block (CB) method combined with CSS in the first thoracentesis. null Method: Forty lung cancer patients with exudative pleural effusions were included in this study. 10 ml of fresh pleural fluid sample was received from all...
Paper Details
Title
Diagnostic utility of cell block method combined with conventional smear cytology in the diagnosis of exudative pleural effusions accompanying lung cancer
Published Date
Sep 1, 2013
Journal
Volume
42
Pages
2929
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