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The minimum volume of pleural fluid required to diagnose malignant pleural effusion: A retrospective study

BACKGROUND: Pleural fluid cytology is a quick and accurate method to diagnose malignant pleural effusions. The optimal volume of fluid for cytological analysis has not yet been identified, and clinical recommendation based on some published clinical experiences has been to send large volumes of flui...

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Autores principales: Wu, Huimin, Khosla, Rahul, Rohatgi, Prashant K, Chauhan, Suman S, Paal, Edina, Chen, Wen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5234196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28144058
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.197120