Specimen adequacy and false‐negative diagnosis rate in fine‐needle aspirates of palpable breast 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: Cancer
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19981225)84:6<344::aid-cncr5>3.3.co;2-i