Efficacy of cone biopsy of the uterine cervix during frozen section for the evaluation of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 383-388

  Gu, Mai ^a   Lin, Fritz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Cone biopsy; Frozen section

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; KAPPA STATISTICS; MCNEMAR TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU GRADE 3;

EID: 4344584868     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/FRY9Y3URGKQ2TAYQ     Document Type: Article

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