The accuracy of breast ultrasound in the evaluation of clinically benign discrete, symptomatic breast lumps

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 490-492

  Lister, D ^a   Evans, A J ^a   Burrell, H C ^a   Blamey, R W ^a   Wilson, A R M ^a   Pinder, S E ^a   Ellis, I O ^a   Elston, C W ^a   Kollias, J ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BENIGN TUMOR; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CYST; BREAST DISEASE; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGERY;

EID: 0031903510     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(98)80167-0     Document Type: Article

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