1997
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19970225)81:1<51::aid-cncr11>3.0.co;2-b
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Comparison of the costs of fine-needle aspiration and open surgical biopsy as methods for obtaining a pathologic diagnosis

Abstract: he fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy procedure was first performed and systematically described more than 60 years ago. Since then, it has been touted as a less expensive alternative for surgical biopsy and has been used widely in the evaluation of lesions at other studies have calculated total savings to specific institutions. 9,10December 18, 1996; accepted December 19, 1996. Although no studies have projected a generalized quantitative esti-

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“…Literatürde meme İİAB'lerinde tanı amaçlı yapılan çalışmalarda duyarlılık ve özgüllüğün yüksek olduğu bildirilmektedir (32). Palombini ve ark.…”
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“…Literatürde meme İİAB'lerinde tanı amaçlı yapılan çalışmalarda duyarlılık ve özgüllüğün yüksek olduğu bildirilmektedir (32). Palombini ve ark.…”
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“…Apresenta relação custo-benefício bastante favorável 9 . É um procedimento simples, rápido e bem aceito pelas pacientes, praticamente não apresenta contra-indicações e as complicações são raras e benignas.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…If the analysis of the information obtained from the history, physical examination, laboratory, and imaging studies does not allow the physician to make a definitive diagnosis, FNA is the next step in the evaluation [21,22]. Since its original description in 1930 by Martin and Ellis [23••], FNA has become the gold standard in diagnosis of masses in the neck.…”
Section: Pathologic Assessmentmentioning
confidence: 99%