Histopathological challenges in the diagnosis of endometrial hyperplasia and carcinoma

Current Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 312-324

  Ismail, Sezgin M ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrioid; Endometrium hyperplasia; Microglandular carcinoma in situ; Serous

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GROWTH; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CYTOLOGY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY; MITOSIS RATE; MORPHOLOGY; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PATHOLOGY; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33749451603     PISSN: 09686053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cdip.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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