Modified core wash cytology procedure for the immediate diagnosis of core needle biopsies of breast lesions

Cancer Cytopathology

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 333-337

  Wauters, C A P ^a   Sanders Eras, C T ^a   Kooistra, B W ^a   Strobbe, L J A ^a  

^a CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast lesions; Core needle biopsy; Core wash; Cytology; Touch imprint

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CYTODIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRECANCER;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS;

EID: 73349101517     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19346638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncy.20047     Document Type: Article

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