Accuracy of frozen section diagnosis at surgery in pre- malignant and malignant lesions of the endometrium

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 435-440

  Montalto, Stephen Attard ^a   Coutts, M ^a   Devaja, O ^a   Summers, J ^a   Jyothirmayi, R ^a   Papadopoulos, A ^a  

^a MAIDSTONE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrial carcinoma; Endometrial hyperplasia; Frozen section

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MYOMETRIUM; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVIX UTERI; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MIDDLE AGED; MYOMETRIUM; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 54949127099     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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