Histological grading in a large series of advanced stage ovarian carcinomas by three widely used grading systems: Consistent lack of prognostic significance. A translational research subprotocol of a prospective randomized phase III study (AGO-OVAR 3 protocol)

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 454, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 249-256

  Kommoss, Stefan ^a,b   Schmidt, Dietmar ^b   Kommoss, Friedrich ^b   Hedderich, Juergen ^c   Harter, Philipp ^a   Pfisterer, Jacobus ^d   Du Bois, Andreas ^a  

^a DR HORST SCHMIDT KLINIKEN   (Germany)

^b Institute of Pathology   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^d Ubbo Emmius Klinik gGmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

FIGO; GOG; Grading; Ovarian carcinoma; Prognosis; Silverberg

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; PACLITAXEL;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OVARY CARCINOMA; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 67349212666     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-009-0725-y     Document Type: Article

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