Sampling the omentum in ovarian neoplasia: When one block is enough

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-40

  Doig, T ^a   Monaghan, H ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Omentum; Ovarian carcinoma; Pathologic staging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OMENTUM; OVARY; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; OMENTUM; OVARIAN DISEASES; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33645378248     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00273.x     Document Type: Article

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