Triple test approach to inadequate fine needle aspiration biopsies of palpable breast lesions

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 339-343

  Salami, Naghmeh ^a   Hirschowitz, Sharon L ^a   Nieberg, Roberta K ^a   Apple, Sophia K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Southern California Permanente Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Breast neoplasms; Triple test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST LESION; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0032915177     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000331078     Document Type: Article

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