Correlation between fine-needle aspiration cytology and histopathology in the evaluation of cutaneous and subcutaneous masses from dogs and cats

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-30

  Ghisleni, G ^a   Roccabianca, P ^a   Ceruti, R ^a   Stefanello, D ^a   Bertazzolo, W ^b   Bonfanti, U ^c   Caniatti, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Pronto Soccorso Veterinario Lodi   (Italy)

^c Clinica Veterinaria Gran Sasso   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cat; Cytology; Dog; Fine needle aspiration; Skin; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TUMOR;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; NEOPLASMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33645818582     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2006.tb00084.x     Document Type: Article

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