The accuracy of endometrial sampling in the diagnosis of patients with endometrial carcinoma and hyperplasia: A meta-analysis

Cancer

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1765-1772

  Paul H L J Dijkhuizen, F ^a   Mol, Ben W J ^b   Brlmann, Hans A M ^c   Peter M Heintz, A ^b  

^a RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atypical hyperplasia; Dilatation and curettage; Endometrial carcinoma; Endometrial sampling; Meta analysis; Postmenopausal bleeding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0034667592     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20001015)89:8<1765::AID-CNCR17>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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