Is preoperative percutaneous fine-needle aspiration cytology of intrathoracic lesions advisable in resectable patients?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1047-1051

  Smolle Juettner, F M ^a   Woltsche, M ^a   Roeger, G ^a   Gabor, S ^a   Fladerer, H ^a   Popper, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Fine needle aspiration cytology; Histology; Lung

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DISEASE; THORAX TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THORACIC DISEASES; THORACIC NEOPLASMS; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0030308179     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)80350-2     Document Type: Article

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