Reproducibility of classification in non-squamous cell carcinomas of the uterine cervix

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 282-289

  Alfsen, G Cecilie ^a   Reed, Wenche ^a   Abeler, Vera M ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Cervical carcinoma; Classification; Prognosis; Reproducibility; Small cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MIXED TUMOR; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; UNDIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 0043125733     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-8258(03)00280-4     Document Type: Article

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