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Cytology exam of pleural fluid

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Pleural fluid cytology


References

Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Niederhuber JE, Kastan MB, McKenna WG. Clinical Oncology. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa:Churchill Livingstone; 2004.

Light RW. The undiagnosed pleural effusion. Clin Chest Med. June 2006;27:309-319.


Review Date: 03/01/2007
Reviewed By: David A. Kaufman, Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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