Diagnostic problems on frozen section examination of myometrial invasion in patients with endometrial carcinoma with special emphasis on the pitfalls of deep adenomyosis with carcinomatous involvement

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-214

  Kir, G ^a   Kir, M ^a   Cetiner, H ^a   Karateke, A ^b   Gurbuz, A ^b   Gozni, K ^c  

^a ACIBADEM HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Turkey)

^c Acibadem Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endometrial carcinoma; Frozen section; Myometrial invasion

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; TISSUE SECTION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOCARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL; AGED; CARCINOMA, ENDOMETRIOID; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOMETRIUM; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 1442278508     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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