"Which is the Superior Approach for Diagnosing Cervical Lymphadenopathy: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) or Open Biopsy? A Brief Review"
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Rafique Ahmed1, Shafia Arshad2* and Amina Arif3 Author Affiliations 1Government Kott Khawaja Saeed Teaching Hospital, Pakistan 2Faculty of Medicine Allied Health Sciences, The Islamia University, 3Faculty Life University Central Punjab, Received: March 03, 2022 | Published: 16, Corresponding author: Arshad, Faculty Bahawalpur, DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2022.42.006784
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عنوان ژورنال: Biomedical Journal of Scientific and Technical Research
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2574-1241']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26717/bjstr.2022.42.006784