Vascular "pseudo Invasion" in laparoscopic hysterectomy specimens: A diagnostic pitfall

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 560-565

  Logani, Sanjay ^a   Herdman, Anne V ^a   Little, James V ^b   Moller, Karen A ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Southwest Gynecologic Oncology Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial carcinoma; Total laparoscopic hysterectomy; Vascular pseudo invasion

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CANCER GRADING; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE; SURGICAL PATIENT;

AGED; ARTIFACTS; BALLOON DILATATION; BLOOD VESSELS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOMETRIUM; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PRESSURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 41449114090     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31816098f0     Document Type: Article

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