The diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology versus core needle biopsy for palpable breast lump(s)

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 42-46

  Homesh, Nagi A ^a   Issa, Mohamed A ^a   El Sofiani, Hamod A ^b  

^a SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

^b Al Thawra Teaching Hospital   (Yemen)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BENIGN TUMOR; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MARRIAGE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PALPATION; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TUMOR VOLUME; YEMEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 14944379498     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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