Evaluation of lymph nodes in squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix: Touch imprint cytology versus frozen section histology

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 337-341

  Hasenburg, A ^a   Ledet, S C ^a   Ardaman, T ^a   Levy, T ^a   Kieback, D G ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Extraperitoneal lymph node dissection; Frozen section histology; Touch imprint cytology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0032807752     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1999.99045.x     Document Type: Article

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