Role of fine-needle aspiration cytology and core biopsy in the preoperative diagnosis of screen-detected breast carcinoma

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 62-66

  Lieske, B ^a   Ravichandran, D ^a   Wright, D ^a  

^a LUTON AND DUNSTABLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast carcinoma; Breast screening; Core biopsy; Fine needle aspiration cytology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BIOPSY; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33745526348     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603211     Document Type: Article

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