Fine needle aspiration biopsy of breast lesions and histopathologic correlation: An analysis of 837 cases in four years

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 705-712

  Rocha, Premila DeSouza ^a   Nadkarni, Nisha Sunil ^a   Menezes, Suzette ^a  

^a GOA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Breast neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST LESION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 1842408419     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000332689     Document Type: Article

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