Accurate and cost-effective evaluation of breast masses in males

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 383-387

  Vetto, John ^a   Schmidt, Waldemar ^a   Pommier, Rodney ^a   Ditomasso, John ^a   Eppich, Heidi ^a   Wood, William ^b   Moseson, Dane ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PROVIDENCE PORTLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c St John Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST TUMOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031954111     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(98)00046-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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