Fine needle aspiration of breast masses: An analysis of 1,398 patients in a community hospital

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 341-347

  Domínguez, Francisco ^a   Riera, José R ^a   Tojo, Sergio ^a   Junco, Pilar ^a  

^a Valle del Nalón Hospital   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Breast neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST TUMOR; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 1842292088     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000332522     Document Type: Article

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