Significance of a galactose specific plant lectin for the differential diagnosis of adenocarcinoma cells in effusion
<b>Background</b> : Distinguishing adenocarcinoma cells from reactively proliferated mesothelial cells and macrophages is one of the greatest challenges in the cytodiagnosis of effusions. Aberrant glycosylation of cell surface glycoconjugates is emblematic to malignancy, and lectins bein...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cytology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2009;volume=26;issue=4;spage=134;epage=139;aulast=Sujathan |