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Percutaneous core cutting needle biopsy compared with fine‐needle aspiration in the diagnosis of peripheral lung malignant lesions
Author(s) -
Greif Joel,
Marmur S.,
Schwarz Y.,
Man A.,
Staroselsky A. N.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
cancer cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19980625)84:3<144::aid-cncr4>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , pneumothorax , malignancy , biopsy , fine needle aspiration , percutaneous , carcinoma , lung , lung cancer , pathology
Percutaneous core needle biopsy does not offer a substantial advantage over fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) in the diagnosis of malignancy, except when FNA diagnosis is uncertain or when a more detailed characterization is required.