Liquid-based cytology in breast fine needle aspiration: Comparison with the conventional smear

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 188-192

  Veneti, Smaragda ^a   Daskalopoulou, Dimitra ^b   Zervoudis, Stephane ^a   Papasotiriou, Evangelia ^a   Ioannidou Mouzaka, Lydia ^a  

^a LITO Hospital for Women   (Greece)

^b Department of Hematology Saint Savvas   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; AutoCyte Prep; Breast neoplasms; Liquid based cytology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BREAST BIOPSY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SMEAR;

EID: 0344061032     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326502     Document Type: Article

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