Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology of parotid tumours: Is it useful?

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 345-348

  Que Hee, Christopher G ^a   Perry, Christopher F ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration cytology; Parotid neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PAROTID GLAND TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAROTID NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035379964     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2001.02121.x     Document Type: Article

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