An economic evaluation of fine-needle cytology as the primary diagnostic tool in the diagnosis of lymphadenopathy

An economic evaluation of fine-needle cytology as the primary diagnostic tool in the diagnosis of lymphadenopathy

Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is commonly used to obtain a pre-surgical pathological diagnosis in many organs, but its cost-effectiveness in lymphadenopathy has not been studied yet. We calculated the cost and diagnostic accuracy of a diagnostic algorithm that uses FNAC as a first-line proc...

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Main Authors: Cavallo Monica, Ciliberti Valeria, Maffei Elisabetta, Serio Bianca, Sabbatino Francesco, Zeppa Pio, Caputo Alessandro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2023-06-01
Series:Open Medicine
Subjects:
fine-needle aspiration cytology
lymphadenopathy
cost-effectiveness
diagnosis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2023-0719

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