## Background: Judicious utilization of fine-needle aspiration cytology (fnac) and 14-gauge core needle biopsy (cb) theoretically should result in greater accuracy in breast carcinoma diagnosis and fewer unnecessary open surgical biopsies (osbs), thus lowering health care costs. ## Methods: In 19
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The palpable breast nodule: A cost-effectiveness analysis of alternate diagnostic approaches: The role of the needle aspiration biopsy
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- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
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- 382 KB
- Volume
- 72
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- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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BACKGROUND. There appears to be a growing movement in favor of core needle biopsy (CNB) over fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology in detecting breast carcinoma in women. The authors compared the sensitivity and specificity of these two methods in patients who presented to The University of Texas M.