Histopathological challenges in assessing invasion in squamous, glandular neoplasia of the cervix

Current Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 364-393

  Al Nafussi, Awatif ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinomas; Carcinomas; Cervix; CGIN; CIN; Microinvasive carcinomas; Squamous carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INVASION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; PATHOLOGY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

EID: 33749608805     PISSN: 09686053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cdip.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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