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Atlas of Induced Sputum

An Aid for Research and Diagnosis

Atlas of Induced Sputum
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Because the linings of the airways leading into the lungs produce secretions that are coughed up as sputum, and because lung cancers can develop in these airways tissues, the sputum that forms near the growth will often contain cancer cells. With the proper training and reference images, physicians can now diagnose lung cancer by collecting and examining that sputum under a microscope using sputum cytology.

An Atlas of Sputum Cytology, which contains over 100 original new colour images of the highest quality, is the first comprehensive clinical guide to this extremely valuable diagnostic technique. The material for this volume comes from the lead author of the British Thoracic Guidelines on sputum cytology, the gold standard for work in this field. In addition to its superb photographs, the book contains chapters of supportive text, including bibliographic references and index, that expertly describe the techniques and procedures involved and that contain clear explanations of actual diagnoses using sputum cytology.

Both as a diagnostic reference for pulmonologists and as an instructive text for residents and physicians in training, this brilliantly illustrated, authoritative atlas offers special value to everyone using sputum cytology in the diagnosis of lung cancer.
Informa Healthcare; November 2003
128 pages; ISBN 9780203490655
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