Independent determinants of inaccuracy of colposcopically directed punch biopsy of the cervix

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-63

  Costa, Silvano ^a   De Nuzzo, Maria ^a   Rubino, Anna ^a   Rambelli, Valeria ^a   Marinelli, Marica ^a   Santini, Donatella ^a   Cristiani, Paolo ^b   Bucchi, Lauro ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Cervical Cancer Screening Unit   (Italy)

^c Romagna Cancer Institute   (Italy)

^d MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Biopsy; Cervical carcinoma; Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Electrosurgical conization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; COLPOSCOPY; COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PUNCH BIOPSY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CONIZATION; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM; ADOLESCENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; COLPOSCOPY; CONIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0038500739     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-8258(03)00202-6     Document Type: Article

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