Morphometry and digital AgNOR analysis in cytological imprints of benign, borderline and malignant serous ovarian tumours

Cytopathology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 382-389

  Stemberger Papic S ^a   Stankovic T ^a   Vrdoljak Mozetic D ^a   Versa Ostojic D ^a   Krasevic M ^a   Stifter S ^a   Audy Jurkovic S ^a  

^a KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

AgNORs; Cervical screening; Cytodiagnosis; Cytological techniques; Diagnosis; Imprint cytology; Laboratory diagnosis; Morphometry; Ovary; Serous ovarian tumours

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARGYROPHILIC NUCLEOLAR ORGANIZER REGION; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BORDERLINE TUMOR; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME NOR; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CHROMOSOME SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MORPHOMETRICS; OVARY TUMOR; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TUMOR; TUMOR GROWTH;

CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, SEROUS; CYSTADENOMA, SEROUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; SILVER STAINING;

EID: 33751348998     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2006.00330.x     Document Type: Article

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