The use of brush cytology and directed biopsies for the detection of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and precursor lesions

Head and Neck

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 637-645

  Chang, Alexander R ^a   Liang, Xiao Man ^a   Chan, Anthony T C ^a   Chan, May K M ^a   Teo, Peter M L ^b   Johnson, Philip J ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brushings; Cytology; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Nasopharyngeal intraepithelial neoplasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE SECTION; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0034947482     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.1090     Document Type: Article

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