The accuracy of endometrial cytology in the diagnosis of endometrial adenocarcinoma

Cytopathology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 369-380

  Tajima, M ^a   Inamura, M ^a   Nakamura, M ^a   Sudo, Y ^a   Yamagishi, K ^a  

^a Tohma Inst of Clin Medical Science   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Endometrial cytology; Hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM CYTOLOGY; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MASS SCREENING; NUCLEOLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CYTODIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031789555     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.1998.00139.x     Document Type: Article

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