Distinction of primary and metastatic mucinous tumors involving the ovary: Analysis of size and laterality data by primary site with reevaluation of an algorithm for tumor classification

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 128-138

  Yemelyanova, Anna V ^a   Vang, Russell ^a   Judson, Kara ^a   Wu, Lee Shu Fune ^b   Ronnett, Brigitte M ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Metastases; Mucinous carcinoma; Mucinous tumor; Ovary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; OVARY METASTASIS; OVARY TUMOR; PRIMARY TUMOR; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 37549036313     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3180690d2d     Document Type: Article

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