Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology vs. Core Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Breast Lesions

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 344-348

  Berner, Aasmund ^a,b   Davidson, Ben ^a   Sigstad, Eva ^a   Risberg, Bjørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Breast tumor; Core biopsy; Fine needle aspiration cytology

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BIOPSY; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST EPITHELIUM; BREAST FIBROSIS; BREAST LESION; CALCULATION; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE BIOPSY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXCISION BIOPSY; EXPERT SYSTEM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PALPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SAMPLE; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0345168032     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.10372     Document Type: Review

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