Comparison of FNAC and core biopsy for evaluating breast lumps

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 686-688

  Jan, Waqar Alam ^a   Zada, Naik ^a   Samieullah, A ^a   Israr, Mohammad ^a  

^a Saidu Medical College   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Breast Lump; Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAKISTAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0036875386     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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