Non-imaging-guided fine-needle aspiration of liver lesions: A retrospective study of 279 patients

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 98-102

  Edoute, Yeouda ^a,b   Malberger, Ehud ^a,b   Tibon Fisher, Orly ^a   Assy, Nimer ^a,b,c  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration; Liver neoplasms diagnosis; Liver neoplasms secondary; Liver pathology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042037067     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v5.i2.98     Document Type: Article

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