Cytological vs Microhistological Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Comparative Accuracies in the Same Fine-Needle Biopsy Specimen

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2326-2331

  Caturelli, Eugenio ^a   Bisceglia, Michele ^a   Fusilli, Saverio ^a   Souillante, Maria Maddalena ^a   Castelvetere, Marina ^a   Siena, Domenico Angelo ^a  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver biopsy; Liver cirrhosis; Liver disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SUCTION;

EID: 0030464174     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02100122     Document Type: Article

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