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. 2025 Jun;54(2):75-77.
doi: 10.1111/vcp.70045. Epub 2025 Jul 7.

A Stab in the Dark

Rachel E Whitman  1 , Francisco O Conrado  1
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A Stab in the Dark

Rachel E Whitman et al. Vet Clin Pathol. 2025 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: cytology‐histology correlate; fine‐needle biopsy; misdiagnosis; sample bias.

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