A Comparison of Conventional Cytology and ThinPrep Cytology of Bronchial Washing Fluid in the Diagnosis of Lung Cancer
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Kim, Sang-Hoon
(Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University)
Kim, Eun Kyung (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Shi, Kyeh-Dong (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Kim, Jung-Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Kim, Kyung Soo (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Yoo, Jeong-Hwan (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Kim, Joo-Young (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Kim, Gwang-Il (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Ahn, Hee-Jung (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Lee, Ji-Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) |
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