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Chapter 8 - Imprint and aspiration cytology of the lung, pleura, and mediastinum including thymus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2016

Pauline M. Chou
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Northwestern University Medical School, Illinois
Paolo Gattuso
Affiliation:
Rush University, Chicago
Vijaya B. Reddy
Affiliation:
Rush University, Chicago
Miguel Reyes-Mugica
Affiliation:
University of Pittsburgh
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