Fine needle aspiration cytology of the breast: Impact of experience on accuracy, using standardized cytologic criteria

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-151

  Feoli, Francesco ^a,b   Paesmans, Marianne ^b   Van Eeckhout, Pascal ^a  

^a Anatomic Pathology Laboratory   (Belgium)

^b JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aspiration cytology, fine needle; Biopsy, core; Breast; Learning curve

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BIOPSY; BREAST; BREAST CARCINOMA; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMEAR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 41149170272     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325472     Document Type: Article

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