Assessment of cervical involvement in endometrial carcinoma by hysteroscopy and directed biopsy

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 128-131

  Avila M L ^a   Ruiz, R ^b   Cortaberria, J R ^a   Rivero, B ^a,c   Ugalde, F J ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL DONOSTIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE MENDARO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cervical involvement; Directed biopsy; Endometrial carcinoma; Hysteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, SEROUS; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 38049047231     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2007.00950.x     Document Type: Article

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