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Fine-needle aspiration cytology of rectal tumors

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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This report describes the application of fine-needle aspiration cytology to rectal tumors and metastatic deposits in the rectovesical pouch using a short proctoscope and an 8-cm long fine needle

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  1. Departments of Gastroenterologya and Cytology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, 160 012, Chandigarh, India

    Rakesh Kochhar M.D., D.M., Arvind Rajwanshi M.D., Deepak K. Bhasin M.D., D.M. & Satish K. Mehta M.D.

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Kochhar, R., Rajwanshi, A., Bhasin, D.K. et al. Fine-needle aspiration cytology of rectal tumors. Dis Colon Rectum 31, 655–656 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02556805

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