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Research Article

False-Positive Reports in Fine Needle Biopsy of Breast Lesions

F R. Orell, Gelareh Arshid Department of Pathology, University of Adelaide and Division of Tissue Pathology, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, South Australia
Pages 428-436 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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