Comparative evaluation of grading of breast carcinomas in fine needle aspirates by two methods

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 118, Issue DEC., 2003, Pages 247-250

  Das, A K ^a   Kapila, Kusum ^a   Dinda, A K ^a   Verma, Kusum ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Breast carcinoma; Cytological grading; Fine needle aspiration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0842282005     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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