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1) The cytological fine needle aspiration technique
proved very valuable to increase the accuracy in
diagnosing palpable breast masses found thro-
ugh screening, thus diminishing the need for
follow up visits.
2) Several cases of breast cancer which were
clinically and radiographically benign were de-
tected by means of fine needle aspiration.
3) Clinical suspicion of carcinoma of the breast was
confirmed by aspiration biopsy which facilitated
the handling of the patients by having establis-
hed the diagnosis preoperatively.
Heimildir
1) Bjarnason Ó, Tulinius H. Cancer Registration in
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nol Scand, Sect A. Suppl. 281, Vol. 91, 1983.
2) Jóhannesson G. Resultat av bröstcancer-screen-
ing i Island. Tidigupptackt av bröstcancer. Nor-
disk cancerunion, Stockholm 1980, pp 153-7.
3) Zajicek J. Aspiration Biopsy Cytology Part I.
Cytology of Supradiaphragmatic organs. Mono-
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Karger 1974.
4) Kline T. Masquerades of Malignancy. A review
of 4241 Aspirates from the Breast. Acta Cytolo-
gic Vol. 25, No 3 (May-June 1981) pp 263-6.