Inadequate fine needle aspiration biopsy samples: Pathologists versus other specialists

CytoJournal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Gomez Macias, G ^a,b   Garza Guajardo, R ^a,b   Segura Luna, J ^a   Barboza Quintana, O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b Madero y Gonzalitos S/N Col Mitras Centro   (Mexico)

Author keywords

adequate specimens; Fine needle aspiration biopsy; influence of training; other specialists; pathologist

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BILIARY TRACT EXAMINATION; BREAST BIOPSY; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LIVER BIOPSY; LUNG BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANCREAS BIOPSY; PUNCTURE; SOFT TISSUE; THYROID GLAND EXAMINATION;

EID: 77956577003     PISSN: 09745963     EISSN: 17426413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1742-6413.52831     Document Type: Article

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