The accuracy of 'one-stop' diagnosis for 1110 patients presenting to a symptomatic breast clinic

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 226-230

  Eltahir, Amin ^a   Jibril, Jibril A ^a   Squair, Janet ^a   Heys, Steven D ^a   Ah See, Antoinne K ^a   Needham, Gillian ^a   Gilbert, Fiona J ^a   Deans, Heather E ^a   Mckean, Mary E ^a   Smart, Louise M ^a   Eremin, Oleg ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b LINCOLN COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast clinic; Breast disease; Breast ultrasound; Cytology; Mammogram; One stop diagnosis; Triple assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BENIGN TUMOR; BREAST CALCIFICATION; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST DUCT; CANCER INVASION; CARCINOMA IN SITU; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL RECORD; PREDICTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032804485     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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