Accuracy of frozen-section analysis in the diagnosis of ovarian tumors: A systematic quantitative review

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 192-202

  Medeiros, L R ^a,f   Rosa, D D ^a   Edelweiss, M I ^a,b   Stein, A T ^a,c,d   Bozzetti, M C ^a   Zelmanowicz, A ^e   Pohlmann, P R ^a   Meurer, L ^b   Carballo, M T ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

^d Medical Sciences   (Brazil)

^e Cancer Prevention Center   (Brazil)

^f NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Diagnosis; Frozen section diagnosis; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CRYOPRESERVATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 15444372595     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2005.15203.x     Document Type: Review

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