The accuracy of frozen pathology at time of hysterectomy in patients with complex atypical hyperplasia on preoperative biopsy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Indermaur, Megan D ^a   Shoup, Brenda ^a   Tebes, Steve ^a   Lancaster, Johnathan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

complex atypical hyperplasia; endometrial; frozen section; hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34247525059     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.10.886     Document Type: Article

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