Cancer size, histotype, and cellular grade may limit the success of fine-needle aspiration cytology for screen-detected breast carcinoma

Cancer Cytopathology

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 491-499

  Manfrin, Erminia ^a   Falsirollo, Francesca ^b   Remo, Andrea ^c   Reghellin, Daniela ^d   Mariotto, Renata ^c   Dalfior, Daniela ^d   Piazzola, Elena ^a   Bonetti, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Marzana Hospital   (Italy)

^c Mater Salutis Hospital   (Italy)

^d Division of Pediatrics   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Fine needle aspiration cytology; FNAC accuracy; Low grade breast carcinoma; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; PRECANCER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 74249086537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19346638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncy.20053     Document Type: Article

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