Fine needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of breast cancer
West Indian med. j
; 39(2): 71-3, June 1990.
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ABSTRACT
A prospective study if 176 fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in 172 patients was carried out to assess the accuracy of FNAB in diagnosing breast cancer at the University Hospital of the West Indies. The results showed 99 per cent and 97 per cent accuracy and sensitivity rates, respectively. There were no false positives and a one per cent false negative rate. FNAB provides a rapid, safe and cheap method of accurately diagnosing breast cancer (AU)
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Biópsia por Agulha
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Neoplasias da Mama
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Ano de publicação:
1990
Tipo de documento:
Article