Vascular pseudoinvasion in laparoscopic hysterectomy specimens for endometrial carcinoma: A grossing artifact?

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 298-303

  Kitahara, Sumire ^a   Walsh, Christine ^a   Frumovitz, Michael ^b   Malpica, Anais ^b   Silva, Elvio G ^a,b  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Artifact; Endometrial cancer; Laparoscopic hysterectomy; Prognosis; Treatment; Vascular invasion; Vascular pseudoinvasion

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID CYTOLOGY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPH NODE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; ARTIFACT; BLOOD VESSEL; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTIFACTS; BLOOD VESSELS; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 60249092195     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31818a01bf     Document Type: Article

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