Flow cytometry in cervical adenocarcinoma: Correlating DNA content analysis with the clinical picture

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 170-172

  Kaspar, Hanna G ^a   Dinh, Tung V ^a,b   Hannigan, Edward V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

cervix neoplasms; flow cytometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIPLOIDY; DNA CONTENT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR GROWTH; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; CELL DIVISION; DNA, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030976034     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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