Open AccessCritical analysis of cell block versus smear examination in effusions
Author(s) -
Meenu Thapar,
Ranjan Kumar Mishra,
Amit Sharma,
Vikas Goyal,
Vibhuti Goyal
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.55223
Subject(s) - medicine , block (permutation group theory) , combinatorics , mathematics
To assess the utility of the cell block preparation method in increasing the sensitivity of cytodiagnosis of serous fluids and to know the primary site of malignant effusions.