Routine pathological evaluation of neuroma specimens: Is there a rationale?

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 497-500

  Ducic, Ivica ^a   Endara, Matthew ^a   Mohan, Raja ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cost analysis; histology; Neuroma; pain; parasthesias; pathology; Tinel's sign

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROMA; OCCULT CANCER; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; SURGEON;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROMA; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 77956969137     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1261700     Document Type: Article

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