Alkaline phosphatase, cytokeratin 7, cytokeratin 8 in the diagnosis of primary lung adenocarcinoma from 148 pleura fluids specimens.
Adenocarcinomas are the most common cause of malignancy in pleura fluids. Usual primary sites include the lung, breast, gastrointestinal tract, and genitourinary tracts. Predicting the site of origin of an adenocarcinoma can be difficult due to overlapping morphologic characteristics. We investigate...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Via Medica
2009-05-01
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Series: | Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica |
Online Access: | http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/4369 |