Interpretation of fine needle aspiration cytology of the breast: A comparison of cytological, frozen section, and final histological diagnoses

Cytopathology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 297-304

  Bofin, A M ^a   Lydersen, S ^a   Isaksen, C ^a   Hagmar, B M ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Breast tumours; Final cytological diagnosis; Frozen section; Histology; One stop' breast clinic; Preliminary cytological diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HISTOLOGY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 10844265572     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2004.00159.x     Document Type: Article

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