EFFICACY EVALUATION OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY AND COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY IN PALPABLE NECK MASSES
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Evaluation of palpable breast masses.
Palpable breast masses are common and usually benign, but efficient evaluation and prompt diagnosis are necessary to rule out malignancy. A thorough clinical breast examination, imaging, and tissue sampling are needed for a definitive diagnosis. Fine-needle aspiration is fast, inexpensive, and accurate, and it can differentiate solid and cystic masses. However, physicians must have adequate tra...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2278-4748,2278-4802
DOI: 10.14260/jemds/1391