Value of ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration cytology in the investigative sequence of hepatic lesions with an emphasis on hepatocellular carcinoma

Journal of Cytology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 178-184

  Mallikarjuna Swamy, C M ^a   Arathi, C A ^b   Kodandaswamy, C R ^b  

^a S S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b Siddhartha Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration cytology; hepatic lesions; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 80155145357     PISSN: 09709371     EISSN: 09745165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9371.86344     Document Type: Article

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