Accuracy of preoperative endometrial sampling for the detection of high-grade endometrial tumors

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 243.e1-243.e5

  Huang, Gloria S ^a   Gebb, Juliana S ^a   Einstein, Mark H ^a,b   Shahabi, Shohreh ^a   Novetsky, Akiva P ^a   Goldberg, Gary L ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

endometrial biopsy; endometrial carcinoma; predictive testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CARCINOSARCOMA; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33847372850     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.09.035     Document Type: Article

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