The diagnostic value of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the assessment of palpable supraclavicular lymph nodes: A study of 218 cases

Cytopathology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 201-207

  Gupta, Raj K ^a   Naran, S ^a   Lallu, S ^a   Fauck, R ^a  

^a WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration cytology; Supraclavicular lymph nodes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CLAVICLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHADENITIS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALPATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0042661215     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.2003.00057.x     Document Type: Article

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