What is the added value of combined core biopsy and fine needle aspiration in the diagnostic process of renal tumours?

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 823-827

  Barwari, K ^a   Kummerlin, I P ^a   ten Kate, F J ^a   Algaba, F ^b   Trias, I ^c   Wijkstra, H ^a   De la Rosette, J J ^a   Laguna, P ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL PLATÓ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Kidney neoplasm; Needle biopsy; Pathology; Renal cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HUMAN; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY TUMOR; LARGE CORE NEEDLE BIOPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AGED; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BIOPSY, LARGE-CORE NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84881070358     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-011-0703-2     Document Type: Article

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