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Smear biopsy for on-the-spot diagnosis in stereotactic surgery of CNS tumors. Experience of 101 cases

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We report the correlation between cytological and histological diagnoses in 101 stereotactic biopsies performed on space-occupying lesions of the CNS. Diagnostic accuracy was 89%, in line with the rates reported by other workers.

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Gli Aa riportano le correlazioni citoistologiche su 101 casi di biopsie stereotattiche eseguite su lesioni espansive del S.N.C.

L'accuratezza diagnostica è stata del 89%, analoga a quanto presente in letteratura.

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  1. Laboratorio di Istopatologia, Ospedale Bellaria, Via Altura 3, 40139, Bologna

    Ferracini R., Poletti V., Manetto V., Frank-Ricci R. & Borrello E. Del

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Ferracini, R., Poletti, V., Manetto, V. et al. Smear biopsy for on-the-spot diagnosis in stereotactic surgery of CNS tumors. Experience of 101 cases. Ital J Neuro Sci 8, 347–349 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02335737

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