Pitfalls in fine needle aspiration cytology

Cytopathology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 173-182

  Orell, Svante R ^a  

^a Clinpath Laboratories   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnostic pitfalls; Fine needle aspiration cytology

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT REDUCTION; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; WARTHIN TUMOR;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0043162111     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.2003.00078.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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