Open AccessComparison of fine needle aspiration cytology and excisional biopsy of breast lesions
Author(s) -
Feleke Bojia,
M. Demisse,
A. Dejane,
T. Bizuneh
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v78i5.9042
Subject(s) - medicine , biopsy , cytology , radiology , fine needle aspiration , lesion , predictive value , fibroadenoma , prospective cohort study , fine needle aspiration cytology , breast disease , diagnostic accuracy , breast cancer , pathology , cancer
To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of fine-needle aspiration cytology as compared to excisional biopsy of breast lesions of the same subjects and ascertain the usefulness of the method as diagnostic procedure.
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