Pathologic audit of 164 consecutive cases of vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 176-181

  Scurry, James ^a,b   Campion, Michael ^a   Scurry, Bonnie ^a   Kim, Soo Nyung ^a   Hacker, Neville ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Nextpath   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audit; Bethesda; Differentiated VIN; Differentiated vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia; ISSVD; Pathology; VIN; Vulva; Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia; WHO

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER GRADING; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIATED VULVAR INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR BIOPSY; VULVA TUMOR; WARTY BASALOID VULVAR INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CLASSIFICATION; PATHOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CARCINOMA IN SITU; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; VULVAR NEOPLASMS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33747165343     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pgp.0000189238.19027.df     Document Type: Article

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