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Published in: Breast Cancer Research 3/2010

01-10-2010 | Poster presentation

Fine needle aspiration versus touch imprint cytology in ultrasound-guided core of breast masses

Authors: A Leaver, S Athey, A O’Brien, AJ Potterton, A Redman, L Lunt, JD Hemming

Published in: Breast Cancer Research | Special Issue 3/2010

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The aim of this study was to compare the results of fine needle aspiration (FNAC, current practice) with imprint cytology (CIC) from ultrasound-guided cores taken in the one-stop clinic setting. CIC allows same-day results with one biopsy procedure. Literature suggests CIC provides a higher sensitivity/C5 rate, although there are few direct comparisons of CIC with FNAC. …
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Title
Fine needle aspiration versus touch imprint cytology in ultrasound-guided core of breast masses
Authors
A Leaver
S Athey
A O’Brien
AJ Potterton
A Redman
L Lunt
JD Hemming
Publication date
01-10-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Breast Cancer Research / Issue Special Issue 3/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1465-542X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr2677

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