Diagnosis of breast lesions: Fine-needle aspiration cytology or core needle biopsy? A review

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 287-292

  Willems, Stefan M ^a   Van Deurzen, C H M ^b   Van Diest, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST CALCIFICATION; BREAST FIBROADENOMA; BREAST FIBROMA; BREAST LESION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CALCINOSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84858709168     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2011-200410     Document Type: Review

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