Recommendations for the reporting of tissues removed as part of the surgical treatment of common malignancies of the eye and its adnexa

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 999-1004

  Folberg, Robert ^a   Salomao, Diva ^b   Grossniklaus, Hans E ^c   Proia, Alan D ^d   Rao, Narsing A ^e   Cameron, J Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Conjunctiva; Eyelid; Melanoma; Orbit; Retinoblastoma; Sebaceous carcinoma; Squamous cell carcinoma; Uvea

Indexed keywords

CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER TISSUE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; EYE CANCER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MELANOMA; ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETINOBLASTOMA; REVIEW; SEBACEOUS CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UVEA MELANOMA;

EYE NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038001489     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200307000-00016     Document Type: Review

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