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Poor handling of specimens may result to a negative study even if enough samples were taken correctly. Avoid smearing dry specimens with two glass slides. Do not grind specimens if these are wet enough. In such cases, draw the specimen with two slide glasses.

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  1. Department of Endoscopy, Respiratory Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1, Tsukiji, Chou-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan

    Takaaki Tsuchida

  2. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, 4-1-22 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-8935, Japan

    Takehiro Izumo

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  1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan

    Takehiro Izumo

  2. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Shinji Sasada

  3. Department of Radiological Techonology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Tomohiko Aso

  4. Nursing Service Department, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Kazuko Nasu

  5. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Yasuaki Arai

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Tsuchida, T., Izumo, T. (2017). Processing Samples. In: Izumo, T., Sasada, S., Aso, T., Nasu, K., Arai, Y. (eds) Respiratory Endoscopy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-916-5_10

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