Accuracy of frozen section diagnosis in ovarian tumors: Is there a change in the course of time?

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 593-597

  Göl, Mert ^a   Baloglu, A ^b   Yigit, S ^b   Dogan, M ^b   Aydin, Q ^b   Yensel, U ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Frozen section diagnosis; Ovarian tumors; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BENIGN TUMOR; BORDERLINE OVARY TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TIME; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADENOCARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL; ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, ENDOMETRIOID; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, SEROUS; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1242269318     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.2003.13389.x     Document Type: Review

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