Guidelines for adequate histopathological reporting of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma resection specimens

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 46-49

  Demetter, P ^a   Cuvelier, C A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISSECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MICROSCOPY; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PANCREAS DUCT; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

CARCINOMA, PANCREATIC DUCTAL; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PATHOLOGY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 2142703879     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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