Carcinoma by any other name: Pseudomyxoma peritonei is not best viewed with an ovarian perspective [2]

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1484-1486

  Bradley, Robert F ^a   Geisinger, Kim R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER GRADING; CANCER RESEARCH; LETTER; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OVARY FUNCTION; PERITONEUM PSEUDOMYXOMA; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 33750465205     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000213356.80261.54     Document Type: Letter

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