Scrape cytology for intraoperative evaluation of lymph nodes in gynecologic cancer

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-71

  Eltabbakh, Gamal H ^a   Trask, Carol E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HISTOCYTOLOGICAL PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033988414     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(99)00460-3     Document Type: Article

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