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4 - Processing of Pleural and Peritoneal Pathologic Specimens for the Diagnosis of Malignant Mesothelioma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2018

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Françoise Galateau-Sallé
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Alberto M. Marchevsky ,
Aliya N. Husain  and
Françoise Galateau-Sallé
Alberto M. Marchevsky
Affiliation:
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
Aliya N. Husain
Affiliation:
University of Chicago
Françoise Galateau-Sallé
Affiliation:
MESOPATH National Reference Center & Cancer Center Leon Berard
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Practical Pathology of Serous Membranes , pp. 40 - 52
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Print publication year: 2018

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