Routine audit of breast fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology specimens and aspirator inadequate rates

Cytopathology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 236-247

  Snead, D R J ^a   Vryenhoef, P ^a   Pinder, S E ^a   Evans, A ^a   Wilson, A R M ^a   Blamey, R W ^a   Elston, C W ^a   Ellis, I O ^a,b  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Breast neoplasia; Fine needle aspiration cytology; FNA; Inadequate rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030875654     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.1997.8682086.x     Document Type: Article

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