Lack of utility in clinical practice of cytologic examination of nonbloody cyst fluid from palpable breast cysts

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1300-1305

  Hindle, William H ^a   Arias, Raquel D ^a   Florentine, Barbara ^a   Whang, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cyst aspiration; Breast cyst cytologic examination; Breast cyst fluid

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASPIRATION; BREAST CYST; BREAST EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; CYST FLUID; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033933053     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.106184     Document Type: Article

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