Comparison of FNAC and open biopsy in palpable breast lumps

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 654-656

  Aziz, Muzzafar ^a,b   Ahmad, Naveed ^a   Zahid, Jamil ^a   Aziz, Faizullah ^a   Aziz, Muzammil ^a  

^a NISHTAR MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Breast; FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology); Lump; Negative predictive value; Positive predictive value; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BENIGN TUMOR; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAKISTAN; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11844266535     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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