The diagnostic significance of nuclear deoxyribonucleic acid measurement in automated cytology.
Flow cytometric analysis of cytologic samples from four different organs shows that nuclear DNA content of malignant cell populations depends to a large extent on organ of origin of the tumor. This fact must be considered in planning screening systems.
D003584:Cytological Techniques; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009928:Organ Specificity; D010783:Photometry; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis
D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D004247:DNA