Seeding of tumour cells after fine needle aspiration cytology in liver nodules: Myth or reality?

Cytopathology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 413-414

  Fassina, A ^a   Fabbro, M ^a   Cappellesso, R ^a   Fassan, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER NODULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR SEEDING;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CELLS, CULTURED; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78650507337     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2010.00782.x     Document Type: Letter

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