Lymph-vascular space invasion in endometrial adenocarcinoma: Confusion, confessions, and conclusions

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 240-242

  Zaino, Richard J ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD31 ANTIGEN; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ACCURACY; BLEEDING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CELL TYPE; EDITORIAL; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FATALITY; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT CANCER; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036921662     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.2002.6845     Document Type: Editorial

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