Interobserver agreement on what constitutes visceral pleural invasion by non-small cell lung carcinoma: An internet-based assessment of international current practices

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 638-647

  Butnor, Kelly J ^a   Vollmer, Robin T ^b   Blaszyk, Hagen ^a   Glatz, Katharina ^c  

^a FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Interobserver agreement; Non small cell lung carcinoma; Staging; Telemedicine; Visceral pleura

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATHOLOGIST; PLEURA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; HUMANS; INTERNET; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEPATHOLOGY; VISCERA; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 35348903821     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/08KK8EKLEHJLW0PF     Document Type: Article

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