Fine needle aspiration cytology of the ovary: Is it reliable?

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 191-193

  Papathanasiou, K ^a   Giannoulis, C ^a   Dovas, D ^a   Tolikas, A ^a   Tantanasis, T ^a   Tzafettas, J M ^a  

^a Aristotle University and Hippokration General Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cytologic findings; FNA; Histologic diagnosis of ovarian cysts; Ovarian cyst

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN; CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BIOPSY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY; OVARY CYST; PATIENT SELECTION; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CA-125 ANTIGEN; CA-19-9 ANTIGEN; CARCINOMA; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN CYSTS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; OVARY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 4644304110     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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