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. 2022 Apr-Jun;39(2):89-90.
doi: 10.4103/joc.joc_12_22. Epub 2022 May 30.

Strength and Weaknesses of Application of International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System for Reporting Breast Fine-needle Aspiration Cytopathology

Isha Makker  1 , Preeti Agarwal  1 , Shivanjali Raghuvanshi  1 , Madhu Kumar  1 , Mala Sagar  1
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Strength and Weaknesses of Application of International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System for Reporting Breast Fine-needle Aspiration Cytopathology

Isha Makker et al. J Cytol. 2022 Apr-Jun.
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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Isha Makker and Dr. Preeti Agarwal have equal contributions to the manuscript. All the authors are in view that the present study raises an important cytology question.

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