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  • Title: A quick method for concentrating and processing cancer cells from serous fluids and fine-needle nodule aspirates.
    Author: Elequin FT, Muggia FM, Ghossein NA, Schreiber K.
    Journal: Acta Cytol; 1977; 21(4):596-9. PubMed ID: 269612.
    Abstract:
    A quick method of concentrating cancer cells and the preparation of cytological slides from body fluids and aspirates is described, using a single Ficoll gradient and cytocentrifuge. The method eliminates the disadvantages of conventional techniques, i.e., excess contamination by red (erythrocytes) or white (leukocytes) blood cells and a scarcity of cancer cells. Because the technique is simple and requires only standard cytotechnological equipment, it can be easily adopted as an aid to diagnostic routine in cancer cytology.
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