Concordance of FIGO grade of endometrial adenocarcinomas in biopsy and hysterectomy specimens

Histopathology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 372-378

  Mitchard, J ^a   Hirschowitz, Lynn ^a  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrial adenocarcinoma; Endometrial curettings; FIGO grade; Pipelle endometrial biopsy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CELL NUCLEUS; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037393654     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.2003.01603.x     Document Type: Article

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