The Ljubljana classification of epithelial hyperplastic laryngeal lesions: A morphometric evaluation of nuclear pleomorphism;La classificazione di Ljubljana delle lesioni iperplastiche dell'epitelio laringeo: Valutazione morfometrica del pleomorfismo nucleare

Pathologica

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 290-298

  Serio, G ^a   Gale, N ^b   Penella, A ^c   Dalena, A M ^a   Giardina, C ^a   Valente, T ^a   Lettini, T ^d   Ricco, R ^a   Resta, L ^a  

^a POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^d Consorzio di Ricerca DIGAMMA ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Hyperlasia; Larynx; Morphometry; Precancerous lesions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER CELL; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RISK; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CELL MATURATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM HYPERPLASIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LARYNX CARCINOMA; LARYNX DISORDER; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEOLUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BIOPSY; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CELL NUCLEUS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LARYNX; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036976077     PISSN: 00312983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s102420200052     Document Type: Article

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