The reproducibility of histological parameters employed in the novel binary grading systems of endometrial cancer

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 247-251

  Gemer, O ^a   Uriev, L ^a   Voldarsky, M ^a   Gdalevich, M ^b   Ben Dor, D ^a   Barak, F ^a   Anteby, E Y ^a   Lavie, O ^c  

^a BARZILAI MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Medical Center   (Israel)

^c CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; FIGO; Grading

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL DEATH; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LOG RANK TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITOSIS INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; MITOTIC INDEX; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 59649105451     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2008.07.010     Document Type: Article

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