Corpora amylacea in sputum smears: Incidence and clinical significance.

Published in: Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology (2020)

The presence of CA in sputum smears is related to age, being much more frequent in older people. Moreover, CA are related to non-neoplastic lung diseases.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
mycobacterium tuberculosis
pulmonary tuberculosis
risk factors
protein kinase