Use of the Cornier pipelle as the only means of presurgical histologic diagnosis in endometrial carcinoma: Agreement between initial and final histology

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 74-75

  Schneider, J ^a,b,c   Centeno, M M ^b   Ausin J ^b  

^a Breast Pathology Center   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c Fund Tejerina Ctro Patol Mama   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Endometrium; Microcurettage; Pipelle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; CURETTAGE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK;

BIOPSY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0033952053     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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