False-positive reports in fine needle biopsy of breast lesions

Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 428-436

  Orell, Svante R ^a   Farshid, Gelareh ^b  

^a Clinpath Laboratories   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast; Breast cancer; Diagnostic pitfalls; False positive diagnosis; Fine needle aspiration cytology

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST TUMOR; CALCULATION; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PALPATION; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0035671399     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020120083142     Document Type: Article

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