Fine-needle aspiration in the management of peripheral lymphadenopathy in a developing country

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 159-162

  Thomas, Jaiyeola O ^a   Adeyi, Dele ^a   Amanguno, Henney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Fine needle aspiration; Lymph node; Management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENITIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0032792755     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(199909)21:3<159::AID-DC2>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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