Diagnostic concordance in reporting breast needle core biopsies using the B classification-a panel in Italy

Pathology and Oncology Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 725-732

  Bianchi, Simonetta ^a   Caini, Saverio ^b   Cattani, Maria Grazia ^c   Vezzosi, Vania ^a   Biancalani, Mauro ^d   Palli, Domenico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^c BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Empoli Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast; Diagnostic concordance; Needle core biopsy; Non palpable lesions; Reporting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; MAMMOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 75049085691     PISSN: 12194956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12253-009-9176-7     Document Type: Article

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