A systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of fine-needle aspiration cytology for parotid gland lesions

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-59

  Schmidt, Robert L ^a   Hall, Brian J ^a   Wilson, Andrew R ^b   Layfield, Lester J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ARUP LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration; Meta analysis; Parotid gland; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PAROTID GLAND DISEASE; PAROTID GLAND TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SAMPLING ERROR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AREA UNDER CURVE; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; HUMANS; PAROTID GLAND; PAROTID NEOPLASMS; ROC CURVE; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASES;

EID: 79960147911     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPOIE0CZNAT6SQ     Document Type: Review

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