Stereological estimates of the nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio and star volume on fibreoptic biopsies are of prognostic value for survival in a preliminary study of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the lung

Histopathology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 420-429

  Carvalho, H A ^a   Saldiva, P H N ^a   Takagaki, T Y ^a   Capelozzi, V L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lung neoplasms; Morphometry; Prognostic indices; Pulmonary pathology; Radiotherapy; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOPLASM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STEREOLOGY; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 0030710988     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1997.2940885.x     Document Type: Article

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