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Ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy of hepatocellular carcinoma: comparison between smear cytology and microhistology

  • Gian Ludovico Rapaccini
  • , Maurizio Pompili
  • , E Caturelli
  • , S Fusilli
  • , C Trombino
  • , V Gomes
  • , Mm Squillante
  • , M Castelvetere
  • , A Aliotta
  • , A. Grattagliano

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Abstract

The aims of this study were to evaluate the typing accuracy of smear cytology and microhistology and of their association in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma arising in liver cirrhosis, and to analyze the usefulness of smear cytology in the diagnosis of well-differentiated neoplasms.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)898-902
Number of pages5
JournalTHE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
Volume89
Publication statusPublished - 1994

Keywords

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
  • Cytodiagnosis
  • Female
  • Histological Techniques
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis
  • Liver Neoplasms
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional

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