Fine needle aspiration of the breast: A probabilistic approach to diagnosis of carcinoma

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 285-289

  Wang, Helen H ^a,c   Ducatman, Barbara S ^b,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Breast neoplasms; Carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031899727     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000331604     Document Type: Article

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