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Original papers

Urine or Bladder Washings in the Cytologic Evaluation of Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Urinary Tract

A Comparison Made under Routine Conditions Supplemented by Flow Cytometric DNA Analysis

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Pages 119-123 | Received 05 Oct 1986, Published online: 15 Feb 2010

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